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[–] Maldreamer@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But isn't the gravity bending the space, so the light itself is travelling straight but seems curved to the observer?

[–] SystemDisc@feddit.org 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hmm, I’m not actually sure. Are we also ignoring refraction and reflection because the path is straight between those? If we’re talking discrete photons, you may be correct about each segment in its path being perfectly straight, but I’m not a theoretical physicist.