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Heres another article that popped up in my feeds on the same event with a bit more detail too>

https://astronomynow.com/2023/06/19/supernova-magnified-25-times-and-split-into-multiple-images-by-galactic-lens/

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[–] Varyag@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

Observing supernovas is always cool, being able to see it from multiple angles because of gravitational lensing is even cooler.

[–] niktemadur@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

The odds of a supernova lining up perfectly to generate an Einstein Cross right from our vantage point are... well... they're astronomical, that's what they are.
That thing is so distant, I would've thought it would be a quasar, instead of a supernova.

[–] lunarshot@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is radical, thanks for sharing - a perfect example of something I would never get to see on Reddit back in the day. I would either glaze over or skip. The picture is unbelievable.

[–] fred@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah its really cool. I also used to post some of the stuff i would see in feeds in reddit, mostly would get buried.

I also edited the post and added some more coverage that had some better explanations.