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Hubble Used as a Measuring Tape


Depicts: Fornax Cluster, Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo Cluster
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(Illustration) Hubble Space Telescope has been used to measure the distance to two neighboring clusters of galaxies, the Fornax and Virgo Cluster, which are in nearly opposite directions on the sky.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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