Purple Galaxy Universe Astronomy NASA Space Night Lights

Purple Galaxy Cluster MACS J0717 Space Photo This NASA space photograph of the galaxy cluster MACS J0717 was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. This cluster is composed of four separate colliding galaxy clusters, located 5.4 billion light years from Earth. The beautiful blue, pink and purple colours indicate gaseous areas of different temperatures, and the sky is filled with sparkling stars. Credit: NASA, ESA, CXC, C. Ma, H. Ebeling, and E. Barrett (University of Hawaii/IfA), et al., and STScI. There are many more products with this image in The Astronomy Gift Shop store.