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حلقه اینشتین

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Also known as Chwolson ring, Einstein–Chwolson ring

an image of a distant light source (such as a galaxy or star) which has been distorted into a ring through gravitational lensing caused by an object with an extremely large mass (such as another galaxy or a black hole)

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Instance of
phenomenon
Named after
Albert Einstein
Image
Spying a spiral through a cosmic lens (potm2503a).jpg
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Commons category
Einstein Rings
theorized by
Albert Einstein
shape
annulus
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