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Hey guys this is NGC 3314. According to NASA this image is a result of chance alignment between two separate galaxies. My confusion here is that, why is there a lack of gravitational lensing in this image? Shouldn't the image of the galaxy in the rear be more distorted?

r/Astronomy - Hey guys this is NGC 3314. According to NASA this image is a result of chance alignment between two separate galaxies. My confusion here is that, why is there a lack of gravitational lensing in this image? Shouldn't the image of the galaxy in the rear be more distorted?

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