Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)
Einstein Cross, Bill Powers
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Einstein Cross

Einstein Cross, Bill Powers
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Einstein Cross

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This is Einstein's Cross or Huchra's lens.  This is a gravitationally lensed quasar that is over 8 billion light years away.  The lensing galaxy is PGC 69457 and is around 400 million light years away.

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Einstein Cross, Bill Powers