Is that gravitational lensing?

gavvet (78)in #science • 5 years ago (edited)

Or atmospheric refraction of light?

Or just blurring due to differing photographic focal lengths.

The patchwork background is the solar surface and the foreground is the planet Mercury.

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#astronomy #worlds #planets #palnet

5 years ago in #science by gavvet (78)

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