http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2004/08/. the images are there from Hubble and confirmed by the Keck telescope in Hawaii. Hubble found it and Keck measured the distance.
Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 9:34 PM Subject: Re: Interesting article: Largest lens ever! > Perhaps you'd like to explain what a 'gravitational' lens is Herb? Also > isn't 'detection' differentiated from resolving it optically? Eitherway, off > or not, I found the mere concept of using cosmic gases as optical elements > interesting. Not being in the industry, the specifics don't really bug me.
