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Object: Galaxy Cluster Abell 370
Location: Constellation Cetus (the Sea Monster)
Distance From Earth: ~4 billion light-years
What You’re Seeing: Several hundred galaxies bound together by gravity
Bright Smears & Arcs: Gravitational lensing—light from far-off galaxies stretched and magnified by the cluster’s mass
Why It’s Famous: One of the first galaxy clusters where gravitational lensing was ever observed
Scientific Program: Part of the Hubble Frontier Fields project
Hidden Visitors: Thin white streaks are asteroid trails from objects only ~160 million miles from Earth
Asteroid Count: 22 total sightings in this field, including 5 previously unknown objects
Cosmic Trick: Near-Earth asteroids photobombing a scene billions of light-years away
Why It Matters: Lensing lets astronomers study extremely distant galaxies otherwise too faint to see
🐾 Feline Perspective: This is billions of lightyears away. About as far away as that bird I see out the window every morning.
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