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Very Large Telescope view of Abell 2744 - Pandora's Cluster

Very Large Telescope view of Abell 2744 - Pandora's Cluster


Date: 22 June 2011
Depicts: Abell 2744
Copyright: ESO and D. Coe (STScI)/J. Merten (Heidelberg/Bologna)

This image, made with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows a wide view of merging galaxy cluster Abell 2744, nicknamed Pandora's Cluster. This remarkable object seems to be the result of the collision of at least four separate galaxy clusters.
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