Schematic of strong gravitational lensing
This animation shows the phenomenon of strong gravitational lensing. This effect caused the supernova iPTF16geu to appear 50 times brighter than under normal circumstances and to be visible on the sky four times.
Credit:ESA/Hubble, L. Calçada
About the Video
| Id: | heic1710a |
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| Release date: | 20 April 2017, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1710 |
| Duration: | 20 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
