Deep fields & lensing
Gravitational Lenses
October 18, 1995 · ESA/Hubble · Medium Deep Survey
These two objects represent a new distant class of quadruple, or cross-shaped, gravitational lenses which might eventually provide astronomers with a powerful new 'magnifying glass' for probing a variety of characteristics of the universe.
More Hubble images of Medium Deep Survey
Gravitational LensesOctober 18, 1995
Gravitational LensesOctober 18, 1995Hubble Deep Field Image at Full ResolutionJanuary 15, 1996
Hubble Deep Field Image at Half ResolutionJanuary 15, 1996Hubble Deep Field Image at Quarter ResolutionJanuary 15, 1996
‘Zooming In’ to the Deep FieldJanuary 15, 1996 · video
New Class of Cross-Shaped Gravitational Lenses for Probing Structure of the CosmosOctober 18, 1995Gravitational LensOctober 18, 1995