A conceptual diagram of the gravitational lens system MG J0414+0534 (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

A conceptual diagram of the gravitational lens system MG J0414+0534

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A conceptual diagram of the gravitational lens system MG J0414+0534. Dark matter associated with the lensing galaxy is shown in pale blue and white. Dark matter in intergalactic space is shown in orange. Solid lines show the actual paths of the radio waves which are bent by gravity. Dotted lines show the apparent observed positions of the lensed images.

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NAOJ, K. T. Inoue

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