gravitational lens

• by Nakedeye2

  ?

  Posted December 1, 2012 10:04 AM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  The central object is an elliptical galaxy. The red blob is a foreground star from our galaxy.
  Was that your question ? 😉

  Posted December 1, 2012 10:22 AM

• by zutopian

  I guess, that he/she means the faint blue ring surrounding the galaxy.
  I don't think, that it is a lens, but nonetheless I tag it as #lens .

  Posted December 1, 2012 11:20 AM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  sorry, missed the title 😄
  No lens for me too

  Posted December 1, 2012 11:58 AM

• by Nakedeye2

  Thank you for the help. This was one of my (it's a he, btw) first looks.

  Posted December 14, 2012 10:48 PM