The Core of Abell 3381 Galaxy Cluster | ESA Euclid Space Telescope

The Core of Abell 3381 Galaxy Cluster | ESA Euclid Space Telescope

This image shows an area of the mosaic released by the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope on October 15, 2024. The area is zoomed in 36 times compared to the large mosaic. In this image, the core of galaxy cluster Abell 3381 is visible, 678 million light-years away from us. The image shows many galaxies of various shapes and sizes—from massive elliptical to modest spiral galaxies, down to tiny and dim dwarf galaxies.

Image Description: A dark black backdrop with bright dots of stars and disks of galaxies scattered across it. Fading into the background there is a myriad of light points, like specks of paint in white and light hues of yellow, blue and purple. In the foreground, a handful of bright light sources draw attention. Spanning from the top right corner to the bottom left of the image, yellow light points form a diagonal string of sparkling beads. A number of these are sharp, piercing dots with six faint spikes, others are blurry blobs of light, gleaming bright in their center with their edges blending into the depths of the black background. In the lower left quarter of the image, two hazy white spiral shapes of light catch the eye. They appear to be swirling around each other.

Equatorial sky coordinates RA/DEC: 06:10:05.23 / -33:31:12.91

Galactic sky coordinates GLON/GLAT: 240.229, -22.641

Area: 0.12 sq. deg.

Image Credits: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CEA Paris-Saclay, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, E. Bertin, G. Anselmi

CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence

Release Date: Oct. 15, 2024

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