HUBBLE ATLAS
Brightest Cluster Galaxies — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

Star clusters

Brightest Cluster Galaxies

August 7, 2015 · ESA/Hubble

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This sample of galaxies, as seen by Hubble, shows chains of star formation in ultraviolet light. This star formation is a product of the action of the jets from a central black hole that controls infalling gas from the galaxy's halo.