Lone Black Hole Passes in Front of Star (Hubble View)

The Hubble Space Telescope clearly resolves a lensed star and yields it's brightness.

Credit: NASA/ESA and Dave Bennett (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)

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Id:	opo0003b
Object:	MACHO 96-BLG-05
Type:	Quasars, Black Holes & Active Galaxies
Instru-ment:	WFPC2
Width:	393
Height:	393

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