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"Hubble's Stunning Infrared Image Reveals Gravitationally Warped Cosmic Cluster"
astronomy3 years ago

"Hubble's Stunning Infrared Image Reveals Gravitationally Warped Cosmic Cluster"

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the massive galaxy cluster Abell 3322, featuring the galaxy 2MASX J05101744-4519179 at its center. This distant cluster provides valuable insights into the evolution and interactions of dark and luminous matter, as well as gravitational lensing. The image was created using Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 and the Advanced Camera for Surveys, offering high-quality images across a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum. The location of these gravitational lenses can aid future observations with both Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope.

Hubble's Stunning Infrared Image Reveals Gravitationally Warped Galaxy Cluster
science-and-astronomy3 years ago

Hubble's Stunning Infrared Image Reveals Gravitationally Warped Galaxy Cluster

NASA has released a stunning image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope of the massive galaxy cluster Abell 3322, located 2.6 billion light-years away. The cluster is highly luminous at X-ray wavelengths and exhibits gravitational lensing, a phenomenon predicted by Einstein's general relativity theory. The image was captured using Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys, which observed different light wavelengths. Future observations of Abell 3322 with the James Webb Space Telescope may provide further insights into the cluster's evolution and interactions.