A Gravitational Einstein Ring

The four images here illustrate the deduced model of the lensing effect. In the upper left, the observed ring has been enlarged and the image of the lensing galaxy removed by image processing. Below it is a model of the gravitational field (potential) around this galaxy along with the "true" image of the background galaxy shown. At the lower right is the resulting gravitationally magnified and distorted image of the background galaxy, which to the upper right has been de-sharpened to the same image quality as the observed image.

Crediti:

ESO

Riguardo l'immagine

Identificazione:eso9858c
Tipo:Collage
Data di rilascio:26 Novembre 1998
Notizie relative:eso9858
Grandezza:2896 x 3124 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:Einstein Ring
Tipo:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed
Categoria:Cosmology
Galaxies

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