Lone Black Hole Passes in Front of Star (Hubble View)
The Hubble Space Telescope clearly resolves a lensed star and yields its brightness.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0003b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 January 2000, 18:30 |
| Size: | 393 x 393 px |
About the Object
| Name: | MACHO 96-BLG-05 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Black Hole • Local Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Lensing • Quasars/AGN/Black Hole Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
