Hubble Science: Einstein Rings, Optical Illusions
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- Produced by:
- James Leigh
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An Einstein Ring can be explained by a phenomenon called gravitational lensing, which causes light shining from a faraway galaxy to be warped by the gravity of an object between its source and the observer. This effect was first theorized by Albert Einstein in 1912, and later worked into his theory of general relativity.
In this video, Dr. Brian Welch explains this fascinating phenomenon of nature, and goes over how important Hubble is to exploring the mysteries of the universe.
For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Producer & Director: James Leigh
Editor: Lucy Lund
Director of Photography: James Ball
Additional Editing & Photography: Matthew Duncan
Executive Producers: James Leigh & Matthew Duncan
Production & Post: Origin Films
Video Credit:
Hubble Space Telescope Animations
Credit: M. Kornmesser (ESA/Hubble)
Gravitational Lensing in MACS J1149-2223
Credit: ESA/Hubble, L. Calçada
Music Credit:
"Binary Fission" by Tom Kane [PRS] via BBC Production Music [PRS], and Universal Production Music
“Cosmic Call” by Immersive Music (Via Shutterstock Music)
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, please credit individual items as indicated above.
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Producer
- James Leigh (Origin Films) [Lead]
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Support
- Paul Morris (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)