HUBBLE ATLAS

Deep fields & lensing

Zoom on MACS 1206

October 13, 2011 · ESA/Hubble

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This video zooms in on galaxy cluster MACS J1206.2-0847 (or MACS 1206 for short). The cluster has been observed by Hubble as part of CLASH (Cluster Lensing and Supernova survey with Hubble), a major programme to observe galaxy clusters whose gravity bends and distorts light passing through them.