The New Gravitational Lenses from the COSMOS project
The positions of 67 newly found gravitational lenses are shown in this image. Use the zoom tool to examine them more closely.
Credit:NASA, ESA, C. Faure (Zentrum für Astronomie, University of Heidelberg) and J.P. Kneib (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille)
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0806b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 19 February 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0806 |
| Size: | 10080 x 10080 px |
About the Object
| Name: | COSMOS FIELD |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Category: | Cosmology |
Image Formats
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |