Gravitational Lensing
by Mike Penney
Title
Gravitational Lensing
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Mike Penney
Medium
Painting - Painting
Description
In 1936 maybe 3 or 4 people started writing about Gravitational Lensing. It was discovered in 1979 that the idea was provable. A man who ate enough doughnuts ( and increased his mass to that of a black hole) could get between earth and a distant galaxy and bend the light emitting from that galaxy into multiple images. Here is an illustration of how that works:
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May 3rd, 2017
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Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your artwork on the homepage of The Artists Group, 8/29/2020! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread that fits! l/f
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations, your excellent work has been featured on the Home Page of the Book Covers Group. If you add your image to the features discussion, you will have a permanent record of your feature, which is a great place for possible buyers to look for book cover images. Discussion Link: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/book-covers-1-per-day.html?showmessage=true&messageid=3387708 Liked/Favored
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