Huchra's Lens

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Huchra's Lens
Huchra's Lens, taken by J.Rhoads, S.Malhotra, I.Dell'Antonio (NOAO)/WIYN/NOAO/NSF
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Huchra's Lens, taken by J.Rhoads, S.Malhotra, I.Dell'Antonio (NOAO)/WIYN/NOAO/NSF
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Hurcha's Lens is the lensing galaxy of the Einstein Cross (Quasar 2237+30), it is also called ZW 2237+030. It exhibits the phenomenon of gravitational lensing that was postulated by Albert Einstein as soon as he realised that gravity would be able to bend light and thus could have lens-like effects.

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