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October 30, 2003 05:00 AM (EST)
News Release Number: STScI-2003-32
Megastar-Birth Cluster is Biggest, Brightest and Hottest Ever Seen
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Video: Gravitational Lens Animation: Changing View - Light Bent by Foreground Cluster
Artist's Concept
Running Time: 15 seconds
The Lynx arc only became visible thanks to the gravitational magnification provided by the nearby cluster of galaxies. The huge mass hidden in the galaxy cluster magnifies and bends the light from the Lynx arc behind it.
Credit: ESA, Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre (M. Kornmesser and L.L. Christensen), and NASA
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Lynx Arc Zoom and Blend to Artist's Illustration
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Zoom into Lynx Arc Artist's Impression
Running Time: 16 seconds
Gravitational Lens Animation: Light Bent by Foreground Galaxy Cluster
Running Time: 13 seconds
Gravitational Lens Animation: Changing View - Light Bent by Foreground Cluster
Running Time: 15 seconds
Zoom out of the Lynx Arc
Running Time: 10 seconds
Interview with Dr. Robert Fosbury: A Friday Discovery
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