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    Double Einstein Ring in SDSS J0946+1006

    Date: 10 Jan 2008
    Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
    Depicts: SDSSJ0946+1006
    Copyright: NASA, ESA, and R. Gavazzi and T. Treu (University of California, Santa Barbara)

    This is a close-up of the gravitational lens system SDSSJ0946+1006 showing two concentric partial ring-like structures after subtracting the glare of the central, foreground galaxy.


    Last Update: 10 Jan 2008

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    • http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=42197
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    • Wide-field image of the Ring Nebula (ground-based image)
    • The geometry and structure of the Ring Nebula
    • The region around the Ring Nebula (Hubble/LBT composite)
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    • See also
    • Hubble finds double Einstein ring [heic0803]

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