Einstein ring

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A visual artifact created when a foreground gravitational lens (like the Sun) bends the light of a background source into a ring shape, which is key to imaging exoplanets with the SGLF.

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The REAL Possibility of Mapping Alien Planets!

The REAL Possibility of Mapping Alien Planets!

PBS Space Time

A visual artifact created when a foreground gravitational lens (like the Sun) bends the light of a background source into a ring shape, which is key to imaging exoplanets with the SGLF.