Central Part of the Virgo Cluster (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Central Part of the Virgo Cluster

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This visible light view shows the central part of the Virgo Cluster. The brightest object is the giant elliptical galaxy M87 (left of center). The image spans approximately 1.2 degrees, or about 2.4 times the apparent diameter of a full moon.

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Credits: NOAO/AURA/NSF

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