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Einstein ring
In observational astronomy a Chwolson ring or Einstein ring is the deformation of the light from a source (such as a galaxy or star) into a ring through gravitational deflection of the source's light by a lens (such as another galaxy, or a black hole). This occurs when the source, lens and observer are all aligned.
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