Very Large Telescope view of Abell 2744 — Pandora’s Cluster
This image, made with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows a wide view of merging galaxy cluster Abell 2744, nicknamed Pandora’s Cluster. This remarkable object seems to be the result of the collision of at least four separate galaxy clusters.
Credit:
ESO and D. Coe (STScI)/J. Merten (Heidelberg/Bologna)
About the Image
| Id: | heic1111d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 22 June 2011, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1111 |
| Size: | 2017 x 2017 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 2744 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster • Cosmology Images/Videos |
| Distance: | z=0.308 (redshift) |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical V |
Very Large Telescope (VLT) FORS1 |
| Optical R |
Very Large Telescope (VLT) FORS1 |
| Infrared R |
Very Large Telescope (VLT) FORS1 |
