Derby #249: Astronomy
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Einstein's Lens

by tjschaeffer Apr 27, 2012 5:01 PM
Einstein's Lens
Einstein's Lens
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tjschaeffer


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One of the concepts to come out of General Relativity was the idea that the warping of space time due to massive stellar objects could bend light. This came to be known as Gravitational Lensing, and is a useful tool for discovering black holes and other massive objects.

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Didn't need the explanation to know this is awesome.

tjschaeffer


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cmillard1 wrote:Didn't need the explanation to know this is awesome.


Thanks a lot! I thought it would be a piece of cake to come up with something for this derby. Not so easy. And no matter what I tried I kept coming back to lensing for some reason...

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