Abstract

Gravitational lensing is the bending of light by massive objects in space. Our experiment modeled gravitational lensing in laboratory conditions. We passed light through our "lenses," the feet of long-stemmed glasses of varying thickness, and looked for lensing effects. The images created suggest that we successfully simulated the gravitational lensing arising in the cosmos. As evidence, we were able to replicate the points, twins, Einstein ring, and Einstein cross images observed by astronomers.