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Figure 14-26 The Gravitational Deflection of Light Light rays are deflected by the curved spacetime around a massive object like the Sun. The maximum deflection is very small, only 1.75 arcsec for a light ray grazing the Sun’s surface. By contrast, Newton’s theory of gravity predicts no deflection at all. The deflection of starlight by the Sun was confirmed during a solar eclipse in 1919.