“Gravitational Lensing: An Introduction” by Adam Dempsey and GionMatthias Schelbert

Edited by Adam Taylor

Gravitational lensing is a phenomenon that has been used to see and learn about objects behind stars or even galaxies.
In order to help students have experience with gravitational lensing, we will ask students to look at data from the 2017 August 21st eclipse. Students will be ready to recognize the effects of gravitational lensing, be able to read a star data table, and plot the stars in relation to the eclipsing sun on a chart.