Image of Gravitational Lens B1608 (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Image of Gravitational Lens B1608

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This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows gravitational lens B1608. The objects A, B, C and D are all images of the same background object, distorted by the lens. G1 and G2 are two galaxies within the lens itself.

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