Near-Perfect Einstein Ring Discovered

Fraser Cain writes "Universe Today is reporting on the discovery of a nearly perfect Einstein Ring; a gravitational lens of a nearby galaxy working as a natural telescope to focus the light from a more distant galaxy. Gravitational lenses have been seen many times before, but never so complete, with a close lensing galaxy and a distant magnified galaxy."

Comments

It can't be long now that we discovered the Vorgon

[expro]

It can't be long now that we noticed the lens of the Vorgon sighting device. Are you sure those are galaxies on the other side, and not the twinkling of a charging energy device of a demolition crew?

Re:It can't be long now that we discovered the Vor

[Myrmi]

What's a Vorgon

When you have five apple and you eat all but one, you have Vorgon.

Blackhole sucking in Slashdot comments

[Anonymous Coward]

Recently a tiny blackhole was discovered near ./ server room. It causes most of astronomically related comments to vanish into another dimention.

As a proof, I show you 34 comments in about 90 minutes. There's simply no other reasonable explanation for this phenomenon, but I'm currently using a galaxy telescope to conduct further investigation.

Re:Bright boy

[dabigpaybackski]

Hey, I think being the father of Quantum Mechanics entitles one to a little booty every now and again.

let the war of the worlds begin

[icepick72]

with a close lensing galaxy and a distant magnified galaxy.

It's like having our own super-weapon -- we can shine our sun through it and fry their planets.

Re:A fitting discovery for Einstein's year

[dawnread]

He's been dead 50 years and they only just found his ring?

Re:A fitting discovery for Einstein's year

[stevey]

Well just look at other famous figures who've lost their rings for precedent.

Sauron lost his ring for a whole age, so in comparison this was quite a quick job!