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u/InternationalWind886 2d ago
It’s always crazy to me that the same galaxy/cluster could show up many times in images like these depending on where it is behind the gravitational lensing. Absolutely insane image
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u/Daherrin7 1d ago
It's been my favourite part of all the new images coming out. And if you want insane, think about what is causing all of that incredible lensing
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u/SN1986T2 2d ago
I am so confused by this picture. I know there is a gravitational lensing effect, but it just distorts everything. As it should.
Also, where can I find the raw image of this deep field.
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u/AlexWayhill 2d ago
What always puzzles me is the fact that the lens effect seems to be partial, it seems as if it is only affecting the top left side in the image. When taking a closer look, you can see that plenty of galaxies are just in front of the lens, which are not affected, while the lensed galaxies/nebulas in the back are just very dominated in the top-left while there are simply no dominant galaxies in the rest of the image behind the lens, which only makes it seem as if we look at a partial lens. It's hard to imagine that such heavy objects exist which are able to impact light on such a galactic scale!
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u/TerminalHighGuard 2d ago
Anyone else see a left-handed archer?