# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CI8wj5BpUjM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11733739-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/fc36eaa085.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-12-18T18:35:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

This one's for the metalheads.

Although these stars may look like molten metal, they are actually a cosmic optical illusion. The distorted light in this NASAHubble image is a prime example of gravitational lensing, which occurs when gravity from an object (in this case, a galaxy cluster) bends the light from a background galaxy before the light reaches the observer.

Rock on #HubbleFriday \m/\m/

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA

#space #Hubble #metalhead #universe #galaxies #Einstein

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hubblefriday, hubble, galaxies, universe, space, metalhead, einstein

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