Astronomy Picture of the Week – MACS J0717


This is just a picture of a really pretty galaxy cluster called MACS J0717. Enjoy!

Galaxy Cluster MACS J0717 in Infrared

Galaxy Cluster MACS J0717 in Infrared

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  1. tbrandt says

    The pro-American analogy can be stretched further. The patriotic part is all false colors, red and blue just painted onto shocked and superheated intracluster gas. The red is from electrons frantically spinning in magnetic fields while the blue is thermal emission from hot gas. Nothing but hot air (so to speak).

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