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Zoom-in on the Einstein ring on a region in Fornax

Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, Remi Cabanac and his European colleagues discovered an amazing cosmic mirage, known to scientists as an Einstein Ring. Dubbed FOR J0332-3557, this phenomenon is seen towards the southern constellation Fornax (the Furnace), and is remarkable on at least two counts : first, it is a bright, almost complete Einstein ring, and second, it is the farthest ever found as of this writing.

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Über das Bild

ID:eso0521b
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:30. Juni 2005
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0521
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Über das Objekt

Name:Einstein Ring, FOR J0332-3557
Typ:Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed
Constellation:Fornax
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):3 32 59.83
Position (Dec):-35° 57' 51.33"
Field of view:3.02 x 1.87 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.0° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
Optisch
B
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisch
R
Very Large Telescope
FORS1