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First Observation of Parallax in a Gravitational Microlensing Event

First Observation of Parallax in a Gravitational Microlensing Event

We present the first detection of parallax effects in a gravitational microlensing event. Parallax in a gravitational microlensing event observed only from the Earth appears as a distortion of the (otherwise symmetrical) light curve arising from the motion of the Earth around the Sun. This distortion can be detected if …