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Wide-field image of the Spiderweb Galaxy


Date: 12 October 2006
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: MRC 1138-262, LEDA 2826829, Spiderweb Galaxy
Copyright: See below

This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is 2.8 × 2.9 degrees.

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Digitized Sky Survey 2 and ESA/Hubble. ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

Last Update: 1 September 2019
12-Apr-2026 09:54 UT

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