File:A remote light source passing behind a gravitational lens.gif
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English: A remote light source passing behind a gravitational lens. There is a large point mass in the center acting as a lens. The aqua circle is how we would see the light source if there was no lens, while the white spots/circle is the light source as seen through the lens. If the light source is collinear with the earth and lens, the image is an "Einstein ring". When the source is off this line we see a double image. As it moves far away, one of the images gets fainter while the other one is almost not affected by the lens any more (thus coinciding with cyan circle). |
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| Author | G. Mikaberidze |
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| current | 20:01, 5 August 2016 | | 308 × 160 (79 KB) | wikimediacommons>Guggger | User created page with UploadWizard |
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