# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CRMRmHkJuBw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11733373-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-07-11T15:23:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Do you know what big galaxies mean? Big galaxy clusters! 💫

Two enormous galaxies captured by NASAHubble Space Telescope neighbor each other approximately 350 million light-years away. 

The galaxy on the left is a lenticular galaxy, a galaxy type that sits between the more familiar elliptical and spiral varieties. The galaxy on the right, is a spiral galaxy facing side-on. These two galaxies, among thousands, are members of the Perseus galaxy cluster.

The Perseus galaxy cluster is one of the most massive objects known in the universe! This larger-than-life cluster is named after a major figure in Greek mythology – Perseus, a valiant warrior who possessed some powerful weapons – including the head of the Gorgon Medusa, which had the capability to turn everything to stone. 

Credit: EuropeanSpaceAgency/Hubble & NASA/ W. Harris; Acknowledgment: L. Shatz

#NASA #Hubble #Galaxies #Astronomical #GreekMythology

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