Galaxy Cluster Abell 2764: Close-up View | Euclid Space Telescope

Galaxy Cluster Abell 2764: Close-up View | Euclid Space Telescope

The European Space Agency's new Euclid space telescope captured this high resolution, close-up cutout from a larger frame featuring the galaxy cluster Abell 2764. All the galaxies seen here show signs of interacting with their outer regions and halos of stars appearing quite disrupted. This indicates that some intense dynamic changes are taking place within Abell 2764. Abell 2764 lies around a billion light-years away in the direction of the Phoenix constellation.

Image Description: The image shows tens of galaxies against a background dotted with stars. The galaxies have different shapes. A number are very round and look like haloes of light around bright centers. Other galaxies look smaller or like elongated structures. There are also a couple of spiral galaxies and a handful of stars with diffraction spikes.

Credits: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA 

Image Processing: J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi

Release Date: May 23, 2024

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