Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)
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Abell 2218 gravitational lensing, AdrianC.
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Abell 2218 gravitational lensing

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Abell 2218 galaxy cluster.
The clusters  enormous gravitational field deflects light rays passing through it, producing gravitational lensing.
The distance is ~ 2 billion light years.
ARCs identified with DS9
  • ARC02 Magnitude 24.4, Redshift 0.702, Proper distance 8.4 billion light years
  • ARC03 Magnitude 22.35, Redshift 2.515, Proper distance 19.5 billion light years
  • ARC A' Magnitude 24.05, Redshift 1.1, Proper distance 11.8 billion light years
  • ARC01, Magnitude 23.42, Redshift 1.03, Proper distance 11.3 billion light years

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