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{{Short description|A galaxy cluster in the constellation Ursa Major}} | {{Short description|A galaxy cluster in the constellation Ursa Major}} | ||
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'''SDSS J1038+4849''' is a galaxy cluster in the constellation ], famous for its appearance as a ]. The yellow eyes and white nose are distant galaxies, while the smile and border are caused by ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-sees-a-smiling-lens|title=Hubble Sees a Smiling Lens - NASA Science|website=science.nasa.gov}}</ref> <ref name = weisner>Wiesner, M. P. (2010). On the properties of ten strong-lensing systems found in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (Master's thesis, Northern Illinois University).</ref> | '''SDSS J1038+4849''' is a galaxy cluster 4.5 billion ] away in the constellation ], famous for its appearance as a ]. The yellow eyes and white nose are distant galaxies, while the smile and border are caused by ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-sees-a-smiling-lens|title=Hubble Sees a Smiling Lens - NASA Science|website=science.nasa.gov}}</ref> <ref name = weisner>Wiesner, M. P. (2010). On the properties of ten strong-lensing systems found in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (Master's thesis, Northern Illinois University).</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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A galaxy cluster in the constellation Ursa MajorSDSS J1038+4849 is a galaxy cluster 4.5 billion light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, famous for its appearance as a smiley face. The yellow eyes and white nose are distant galaxies, while the smile and border are caused by gravitational lensing.
References
- "Hubble Sees a Smiling Lens - NASA Science". science.nasa.gov.
- Wiesner, M. P. (2010). On the properties of ten strong-lensing systems found in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (Master's thesis, Northern Illinois University).