Zoom on Quintuple Quasar Galaxy Cluster: SDSS J1004+4112 | Hubble
The group of five quasar images was produced in a process called gravitational lensing, in which the gravitational field of a massive object—in this case, a cluster of galaxies—bends and amplifies light from an object—in this instance, a quasar—farther behind it.
Although other multiply lensed quasars have been seen before, for instance in the object known as the "Einstein Cross", this newly observed "quintuple quasar" is the only case so far in which multiple quasar images are produced by an entire galaxy cluster acting as a gravitational lens.
Quasar's name: SDSS J100434.05+4112
Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), Keren Sharon (Tel-Aviv University) and Eran Ofek (CalTech)
Duration: 48 seconds
Release Date: May 23, 2006
Release Date: February 16, 2016
#NASA #ESA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Hubble #GravitationalLensing #Quintuple #AGN #Quasar #SDSSJ100434054112 #Galaxy #GalaxyCluster #Galaxies #Supernova #LeoMinor #Constellation #Cosmos #Universe #SpaceTelescope #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #Europe #STEM #Education #SD #Video
No comments:
Post a Comment