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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.
  • 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
    Credit: Christopher D. Impey (University of Arizona)

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