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![click here for larger view of figure 4 for PIA15418](https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/figures/PIA15418_fig4_thumb.jpg) | ![click here for larger view of figure 5 for PIA15418](https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/figures/PIA15418_fig5_thumb.jpg) | Scale Version | Poster Version | Click on individual image for larger viewThe Hubble Space Telescope's sharp view was used to look for gravitational arcs and rings (indicated by arrows in inserts above), which are produced when one galaxy acts as a lens to magnify and distort the appearance of another galaxy behind it. In this case, the foreground galaxies contain actively accreting black holes called quasars.
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NASA, ESA, EPFL (Switzerland)
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2012-03-16
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