A Gravitationally Lensed Galaxy (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

A Gravitationally Lensed Galaxy

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This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope Focuses on two different galaxies, one named "10" and another named "15." Neither object looks as big and beautiful as the Milky Way but nonetheless they are still each a galaxy. Interestingly, galaxies 10 and 15 appear to have identical twins, as indicated. In actual fact there is only one real galaxy 10 and one real galaxy 15, and a natural telescope in space has "photocopied" their images on the sky so now there appear two of them. Trying to sort out optical illusions like this one is part of Brenda Frye’s research in this joint Planck-Herschel Space Observatory collaboration.

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Nicole Nesvadba/IAS

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