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Near-Perfect Einstein Ring Discovered

Posted by Zonk on from the i-seeeeee-you dept.

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."

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  1. Re:It can't be long now that we discovered the Vor by Alsee · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The Vogon have an Earth accessible website with a small excerpt from of one of their poems. It's at goatse.cx.

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  2. Re:It can't be long now that we discovered the Vor by Vreejack · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thank you for not making that link clickable. I am eating my lunch.

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  3. Re:Improbable by KDR_11k · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well, during the jump the Heart of Gold is in fact everywhere so it doesn't surprise me that it's near Earth.

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  4. Gollum Says by Meester+Nice+Guy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My Precious ...