Deep fields & lensing
Galaxy Cluster Abell 520’s Hot Gas (Chandra)
March 2, 2012 · NASA · Orion
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This image shows regions of hot gas at the core of merging galaxy cluster Abell 520, detected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The gas is evidence that a collision between massive galaxy clusters took place.
Abell 520 resides 2.4 billion light-years away.
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Green: CXO X-ray
More Hubble images of Abell 520
Mapping the dark matter in the core of galaxy cluster Abell 520November 30, 2012
Merging galaxy cluster Abell 520March 23, 2012
Galaxy cluster Abell 520 (plus CFHT, HST, CFHT/HST, and CXO overlays)March 23, 2012
Galaxy custer Abell 520 (HST-CFHT-CXO composite)March 23, 2012
Galaxy cluster Abell 520 (CFHT and HST)March 23, 2012
Galaxy cluster Abell 520's luminosity (CFHT)March 23, 2012
Galaxy cluster Abell 520's hot gas (Chandra)March 23, 2012
Galaxy cluster Abell 520's mass (HST WFPC2)March 23, 2012