In the text is a photograph that appears to show four identical galaxies arranged as a cross.What are we really seeing?
A)four galaxies that are nearly identical because they were born at about the same time
B)four images of a single background galaxy,created by the gravitational lens of a massive foreground galaxy or cluster
C)a large galaxy with four central masses that glow brightly
D)a picture taken with a poorly made telescope,so that a single large object appears as four fuzzy dots

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The arrangement of four nearly identical galaxies in a cross formation is likely due to gravitational lensing, where a massive foreground galaxy or cluster bends and magnifies the light of a background galaxy, creating multiple images that appear to surround it.

In the Text Is a Photograph That Appears to Show