Gravitational lens forms giant arc
This illustration shows how an image of a background galaxy is distorted and magnified by the gravitational field of a foreground galaxy. In this alignment gravity acts as a lens in space by warping space like a funhouse mirror. The image of a distant galaxy is stretched into a giant arc.
About the Image
About the Object
| Type: | Unspecified : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed |
|---|---|
| Category: | Cosmology Illustrations |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared Blue grism reference | 986 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical U | 400 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical V | 590 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical I | 833 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared H | 1.536 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared J | 1.248 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared H | 1.315 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |