HUBBLE ATLAS

Deep fields & lensing

Pan across the galaxy cluster Abell S1063

July 21, 2016 · ESA/Hubble

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This video pans over NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations of the galaxy cluster Abell S1063, which were made as part of the Frontier Fields programme. The many galaxies within the cluster become clearly visible, as well as the background galaxies, enlarged by gravitational lensing.