Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 0 18.47 |
|---|---|
| Position (Dec): | 2° 21' 38.70" |
| Field of view: | 0.33 x 0.33 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 19.9° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared | 1.15 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
| Infrared | 1.5 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
| Infrared | 2.77 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
| Infrared | 4.44 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
Gravitational lens COSJ100018+022138
Previously confirmed using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, this lens is revealed in greater detail by Webb. The elliptical lensing galaxy is seen as it was when the Universe was about 4 billion years old. The blue galaxy whose light has been warped into a circle goes back even further, shown as it was when the Universe was less than 2 billion years old.
This gravitational lens is one of eight featured in the September 2025 Picture of the Month.
[Image Description: This image shows a deep galaxy field as seen by Webb, with a distinct gravitational lens at the centre. A central elliptical galaxy in the foreground has a distorted background galaxy surrounding it as a small, bright blue, circular shape.]
Credit:ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Gozaliasl, A. Koekemoer, M. Franco
About the Image
| Id: | potm2509c | |
|---|---|---|
| Type: | Observation | |
| Release date: | 30 September 2025, 10:00 | |
| Size: | 667 x 667 px | |
