Image: 1e0657 scale
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Description: Composite image showing the galaxy cluster 1E 0657-56, better known as bullet cluster. The image in background showing the visible spectrum of light stems from Magellan and Hubble Space Telescope images. The pink overlay shows the x-ray emission (recorded by Chandra Telescope) of the colliding clusters, the blue one represents the mass distribution of the clusters calculated from gravitational lens effects. Scale: Full image is 7.5 arcmin wide, 5.4 arcmin high
Title: 1e0657 scale
Credit: Chandra X-Ray Observatory: 1E 0657-56
Author: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss
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License: Public domain
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