Pandora’s Cluster of Galaxies

Сб, Июнь 08, 2024 - 8:30 / Категория: astronet

This deep field mosaicked image
presents a stunning view of galaxy cluster Abell 2744 recorded by
the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam.

Also dubbed Pandora's Cluster, Abell 2744 itself
appears to be a ponderous merger of three different massive galaxy
clusters.

It lies some 3.5 billion light-years away, toward the constellation
Sculptor.

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