Is this true lens arc?

• by Wborges4

  White galaxy gravity distortion from foreground star?

  Posted April 23, 2017 6:53 AM

• by zoob1172

  Micro- and meso-lensing by stars doesn't include galaxies. Is there a "distortion"?

  Posted April 23, 2017 3:03 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  Sorry, I don't see an arc in this image. Could you point it out ?
  
  And also, foreground stars are not nearly massive enough to do any lensing visible in these images.

  Posted April 23, 2017 3:41 PM

• by Wborges4

  Thanks for the input. It seemed like the cent. galaxy was being stretched.

  Posted April 24, 2017 1:27 AM