Hubble image archive

MS1054-0321

The image is a color composite taken by ground-based and X-ray observatories showing the entire galaxy cluster surrounded by background and foreground galaxies. The blue color in the center of the image represents the huge amount of hot gas that fills the space between the galaxi...

Date
Jan 1, 1998
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-1998-26-691-image
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The image is a color composite taken by ground-based and X-ray observatories showing the entire galaxy cluster surrounded by background and foreground galaxies. The blue color in the center of the image represents the huge amount of hot gas that fills the space between the galaxies in the cluster.

Credits

HST Credits: Megan Donahue (STSCI) Ground Credits: Isabella Gioia (Univ. of Hawaii), and NASA

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameMS1054-0321

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