Galaxy Cluster 10 Billion Light Years Distant

topic posted Thu, October 22, 2009 - 9:55 AM by  Hummingbird
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"A cluster of galaxies recently observed by three different telescopes now holds the record for the most distant ever seen: 10.2 billion light years, a solid billion light years farther away than the previous record holder!"

From Phil Plait's "Bad Astronomy" blog. One of the top notch blogs about astronomy on the internet.
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