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15 Sep 2024, 4:19 pm

https://www.space.com/sun-gigantic-telescope-with-gravitational-lensing


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15 Sep 2024, 8:10 pm

The sun (a.k.a., "Sol") has been used as a gravitational lens to prove one of Einstein's theories.  So yeah, it can be used as a sort of telescope.


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16 Sep 2024, 4:09 am

That would be fascinating to see happen.


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