Gravitational Lens and Quasar PG 1115+080
Astronomers who are using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to observe the Gravitational Lensing of light from distant quasars have discovered new evidence about the rate at which the universe is expanding.
Credit:
Christopher D. Impey (University of Arizona)
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9837a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 26 October 1998, 06:00 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2400 px |
About the Object
| Name: | PG 1115+080, QSO B1115+0802 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed • Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar |
| Distance: | z=1.753 (redshift) |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
