Astronomy Picture of Day: Center of Virgo Cluster# Astronomy - 天文
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In the Center of the Virgo Cluster
Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT
Explanation: The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies is the closest cluster of galaxies to our Milky
Way Galaxy. The Virgo Cluster is so close that it spans more than 5 degrees on the sky - about
10 times the angle made by a full Moon. It contains over 100 galaxies of many types -
including spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies. The Virgo Cluster is so massive that it is
noticeably pull
Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT
Explanation: The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies is the closest cluster of galaxies to our Milky
Way Galaxy. The Virgo Cluster is so close that it spans more than 5 degrees on the sky - about
10 times the angle made by a full Moon. It contains over 100 galaxies of many types -
including spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies. The Virgo Cluster is so massive that it is
noticeably pull