Sunburst Arc Doppelgangers?

[hazelm]

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191107160027.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29

 

 

My definition of a doppelganger is two existing persons or objects which resemble each other enough to be twins.  My definition of gravitational lensing is two solar bodies passing in a way to create a reflection of one solar body -- something like an echo sight? 

 

So,  according to this news item from Science Daily, do we have 12 galaxies there or 1 galaxy that is being reflected 11 time?  Or, more likely, are my definitions wrong?

 

Quote:  Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed a galaxy in the distant regions of the Universe which appears duplicated at least 12 times on the night sky. This unique sight, created by strong gravitational lensing, helps astronomers get a better understanding of the cosmic era known as the epoch of reionisation.

Edited November 15, 2019 by hazelm