Pan across Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689 | Hubble

Pan across Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689 | Hubble

This video pans across a new Hubble image of galaxy cluster Abell 1689. This cluster acts like a cosmic lens, magnifying the light from objects lying behind it and making it possible for astronomers to explore incredibly distant regions of space, the remote galaxy A1689-zD1.

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), J. Blakeslee (NRC Herzberg Astrophysics Program, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), and H. Ford (JHU)

Duration: 56 seconds

Release Date: September 12, 2013

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