Hubble's Top Ten Gravitational Lenses. A View of HST 16302+8230
HST 16302+8230 could be an 'Einstein ring' and the most intriguing lens candidate. It has been nicknamed the 'the London Underground' since it resembles that logo.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9918e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 May 1999, 06:00 |
| Size: | 62 x 62 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HST 16302+8230 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed • Galaxies Images/Videos • Cosmology Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
450 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
