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A Stretched Ring of Galactic Light from Quasar PG1115+080 in Infrared

A Stretched Ring of Galactic Light from Quasar PG1115+080 in Infrared

In this NICMOS image, the four quasar images and the lens galaxy have been subtracted, revealing a nearly complete ring of infrared light.

Object Name
Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
PG1115+080
Release Date
October 26, 1998
Science Release
New Research That Uses Gravitationally Lensed Quasars to Measure Universe is Good News, Bad News for Cosmologists
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Credit: Christopher D. Impey (University of Arizona)

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Split, Distorted Light From Quasar PG1115+080 (left) and a Stretched Ring of Galactic Light (right)

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Left: The light from the single quasar PG 1115+080 is split and distorted in this infrared image. PG 1115+080 is at a distance of about 8 billion light years in the constellation Leo, and it is viewed through an elliptical galaxy lens at a distance of 3 billion light years. The...

Split, Distorted Light from Quasar PG1115+080 in Infrared

Split, Distorted Light from Quasar PG1115+080 in Infrared

The light from the single quasar PG115+080 is split and distorted in this infrared image.

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