Abell 3667
This colossal cluster of galaxies in Pavo lies at a distance of more than 700 million light years. Click on the image for a fullscreen version.
Below: A wide-field view of the region around the cluster. Abell 3667 is made up from two clusters of galaxies actively merging. Click for a fullscreen version.
Below: A cropped detail from the upper-right of the wide-field image showing other galaxies in the field. At lower-left is NGC 6862 and at lower-centre NGC 6855. The edge-on galaxy at far right is IC 4937, and the nearly-edge-on spiral at upper left is IC 4950. Click for a fullscreen version.
11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at 560mm focal length; dedicated astro camera.
