Einstein cross

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  • (astronomy) A gravitational lens configuration resulting in four duplicated images of the back ground image around the central gravitationally lensing object, in a cross configuration.

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Compound from English Einstein (w) + English cross (grumpy)+ English Albert Einstein.

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Albert Einstein

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