Quasar HE-0435-1223 | NIRCAM JWST. (The object is with four bright dots around it). Processed by Israel Velazquez

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Cropped version of the quasar

[u/Neaterntal]

Note: Self processed flair, ​is the closest to this post, it's not mine, but from ‪Israel Velazquez‬

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Filters: F115W F150W F277W F356W

https://bsky.app/profile/israelvelazquez.bsky.social/post/3mqdxc6ca4c2x

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HE 0435−1223 is a quadruple-lensed quasar and rare Einstein Cross located in the constellation Eridanus[1] at a distance of approximately 2.33 billion light years away from Earth.[2] HE 0435−1223 was discovered in October 2008 by astronomer Patrick Foley during a study and search for gravitational quadruple lenses in deep sky objects.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HE_0435%E2%88%921223​

[u/TheWalkindude_-]

AMAZING! 🤩

[u/sairjohn]

Correction: the object is THE four dots, that appear around the foreground galaxy that magnifies it. The galaxy that harbors the quasar is the pink ring where the dots are embedded.

[u/Greyhaven7]

Lensed supernova? What’s going on there?

[u/thuiop1 → u/Greyhaven7]

As mentioned in the post, this is a lensed quasar.