Category: Astronomy
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Caustics: Simulating Gravitational Lensing
Partners Yashar Hezaveh, Director, Ciela Institute Laurence Perreault-Levasseur, Assistant Professor, Ciela Institute Connor Stone, Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow, Ciela Institute SSEC Engineers Don Setiawan, Senior Research Software Engineer Cordero Core, Senior Research Software Engineer Gravitational lensing occurs when a large mass (e.g. a galaxy) lies between an observer (Earth) and a light source (another galaxy). These…