CORRELATED OPTICAL AND RADIO STRUCTURE IN THE QSO 1302-102

We present new optical imaging in two broadband colors of the z = 0.29 bright QSO 1302-102, obtained with the Wide Field Camera of the Hubble Space Telescope. We have performed deconvolution on the HST data, previously published CFHT HRCam data, and the combined data. The structure and brightness are measured of an extended knot 2.3 arcsec from the QSO, and also of brighter structure in the inner 1 arcsec of the QSO. We compare the optical structure with new and existing maps of the radio structure from the VLA.4 The 5 arcsec radio structures lie along the directions of some of the optical components. We discuss the implications.