Einstein Cross

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Etymology

A capitalization of Einstein cross.

Proper noun

the Einstein Cross

  1. (astronomy, astronomy) A quadruply replicated image of a quasar, in the configuration of a cross, surrounding a central foreground galaxy which caused the replication through gravitational lensing.

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