Astronomy Picture of the Day- Government shutdown so no APOD Today. I will dig up some of my favorites - Galaxy and Cluster Create Four Images of Distant Supernova

NASA ^ | 9 Mar, 2025 | Galaxy and Cluster Create Four Images of Distant Supernova Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and S. Rodney (J

[MtnClimber]

Explanation: What are the unusual spots surrounding that galaxy? They are all images of the same supernova. For the first time, a single supernova explosion has been seen split into multiple images by the gravitational lens deflections of intervening masses. In this case the masses are a large galaxy and its home galaxy cluster. The featured image was captured last November by the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. The yellow-hued quadruply-imaged Supernova Refsdal occurred in the early universe far behind the cluster. Measuring the locations and time-delays between the supernova images should allow astrophysicists to recover the amount of dark matter in the galaxy and cluster. With patience and luck, a fifth image of the supernova will also be recovered nearby in the next few years.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa

[MtnClimber]

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For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.

[MtnClimber]

[MtnClimber]

Pinging the APOD list

🪐 🌟 🌌 🍔

[DannyTN]

Naturally occurring rectangles in space like that bother me.

[MtnClimber]

That is a square. That is the square that e=mv(squared) comes from.

[Red Badger]

“What are the unusual spots surrounding that galaxy?

Acne, it was a young galaxy................

[Telepathic Intruder]

"With patience and luck, a fifth image of the supernova will also be recovered nearby in the next few years."

More supporting evidence of GR. No falsifying evidence so far.

By the way, here is my favorite APOD because it has my favorite galaxy:
"https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap151004.html"

[MtnClimber]

I was about to post that galaxy. Maybe in a few days.

[Openurmind]

I would like to make the effort to thank you for keeping these coming. The reruns are just as entertaining. More proof that we actually can live without being dependent on government... :)

Thank You...

[MtnClimber]

Thanks!

[telescope115]

It’s the Zit Galaxy Cluster…..

[telescope115]

The Sombrero is one of my favorites, too.