The Host Galaxy of the Lensed Quasar Q0957+561
Infrared images of the Q0957+561 gravitational lens obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope show two large (~5") lensed images of the zs=1.41 quasar host galaxy. Parts of the host galaxy are doubly imaged, like the quasar, while other parts are quadruply imaged. The distortions of the host galaxy offer the best probe yet of the global structure of
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