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APOD from 2009-08-23
Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Images
A beaded blue ring-like galaxy is lensed by the gravity of cluster CL0024+1654, appearing as multiple images due to the cluster's massive galaxies and dark matter. Hubble's 2004 image reveals at least 33 images of 11 separate background galaxies.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090823.html
Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Images
A beaded blue ring-like galaxy is lensed by the gravity of cluster CL0024+1654, appearing as multiple images due to the cluster's massive galaxies and dark matter. Hubble's 2004 image reveals at least 33 images of 11 separate background galaxies.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090823.html