Confirmed Gravitational Lenses — Interactive All-Sky Map
Interactive visualization of spectroscopically confirmed gravitational lensing systems
Projection:
Mollweide
Aitoff
Hammer
Point Size:
4
Color by:
Source Type
Survey
Source Redshift
Deflector Redshift
RA/Dec Labels:
Off
Cumulative Fractional Total
Systems Per Year
z
source
vs z
deflector
Reset
All-Sky Map
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How to Use
General Controls:
Hover
over any point to view system details
Scroll
to zoom in/out
Use
slider
to step through discoveries by year
All-Sky Map (center)
Use
controls
to change projection, point size, color scheme, and axes labels
Click
a point to pin the tooltip (click × to close)
Click
"View Paper"
in tooltips to access reference
Click
a legend item to highlight that subset
Drag
to pan around the sky map
Redshift Plot (bottom left)
Drag
to select a region to zoom into
Pan
by dragging when zoomed in
Click
"Reset"
button to restore original view
Links
ADS library of papers linked to each system
AGEL Survey Website
More detailed version of the redshift plot and histograms (left column panels)
Year:
2025
2025