File:Phoenix Cluster (Chandra).jpg

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English: This image shows the newly discovered Phoenix Cluster, located about 5.7 billion light years from Earth. This composite includes an X-ray image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in purple, an optical image from the 4m Blanco telescope in red, green and blue, and an ultraviolet (UV) image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) in blue. The Chandra data show hot gas in the cluster and the optical and UV images show galaxies in the cluster and in nearby parts of the sky.
Italiano: Ammasso della Fenice (Telescopio spaziale Chandra)
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Source https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/phoenix/ (image link)
Author X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/M.McDonald; UV: NASA/JPL-Caltech/M.McDonald; Optical: AURA/NOAO/CTIO/MIT/M.McDonald

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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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This file, which was originally posted to http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/phoenix/phoenix_big.jpg, was reviewed on 10 December 2015 by reviewer INeverCry, who confirmed that it was available there under the stated license on that date.

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