Galaxy Zoo Talk

The same galaxy?

  • Kwith by Kwith

    Could this be an example of gravitational lensing that is causing the same galaxy to appear multiple times? The three look almost identical.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    And that is just an indication that it is not gravitational lensing. The lensed image always has a different color vis-a-vis the lensing galaxy. In this case i see 3 ellipticals, merging.

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