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Hubble's Top Ten Gravitational Lenses. A View of HST 16302+8230


Depicts: HST 16302+8230
Copyright: Kavan Ratnatunga (Carnegie Mellon Univ.) and NASA

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.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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