HUBBLE ATLAS
Dark Matter Search (Constellation Eridanus , Galactic halo) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

Deep fields & lensing

Dark Matter Search

October 17, 1994 · ESA/Hubble · Constellation Eridanus , Galactic halo

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The unmodified HST image shows the region is actually so devoid of stars that far more distant background galaxies can easily be seen.