A new Einstein cross is discovered

It's unusual, but only because there's such a small set of Einstein Crosses -- it's not particularly significant that the lensed object is another galaxy.

Re: A new Einstein cross is discovered

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Post by dan_hawkins » Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 3:30 PM UTC

cdelsolar wrote: post #3

Krokku wrote: post #2

and it is not a kvasar, which is unusual

what is a kvasar

It's quasar - OP is probably not a native speaker.

Re: A new Einstein cross is discovered

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Post by jbf1001 » Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 3:31 PM UTC

cdelsolar wrote: post #3

Krokku wrote: post #2

and it is not a kvasar, which is unusual

what is a kvasar

I had to look it up too, it's the German word for Quasar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasar.

Re: A new Einstein cross is discovered

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Post by UI_at_80x24 » Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 3:37 PM UTC

dan_hawkins wrote: post #5

cdelsolar wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what is a kvasar

It's quasar - OP is probably not a native speaker.

I can guarantee that OP is infact a native speaker. English however might not be OP's native language. =)

Re: A new Einstein cross is discovered

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Post by bhaak » Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 3:41 PM UTC

jbf1001 wrote: post #6

cdelsolar wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what is a kvasar

I had to look it up too, it's the German word for Quasar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasar .

That's wrong, Quasar is also the German word for Quasar.

But it looks like that the Scandinavian and the Slavic languages use the form "kvasar".

Re: A new Einstein cross is discovered

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Post by coinerone » Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 3:43 PM UTC

jbf1001 wrote: post #6

cdelsolar wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what is a kvasar

I had to look it up too, it's the German word for Quasar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasar .

"Kvasar" is Czech i think.

Re: A new Einstein cross is discovered

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Post by jamesrcole » Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 3:51 PM UTC

UI_at_80x24 wrote: post #7

dan_hawkins wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's quasar - OP is probably not a native speaker.

I can guarantee that OP is infact a native speaker. English however might not be OP's native language. =)

But given that the rest of the OP's comment was in English, it is natural to interpret the GPs comment as meaning "not a native speaker of the language they wrote the comment in (English)".