Galaxy Cluster Cl 0024+17
November 18

Galaxy Cluster Cl 0024+17

Observed in 2004

In this image of the galaxy cluster Cl 0024+17, blue streaks are images of very distant galaxies that are behind the cluster. The distant galaxies appear distorted because their light is bent and magnified by the cluster's gravity.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope