Abstract
The bending of lightrays by the gravitational field of a ``lens'' that is moving relative to the observer is calculated within the approximation of weak fields, small angles and thin lenses. Up to first order in $v/c$ -- and assuming the acceleration to be much smaller than $v/c$ -- the bending angle, time delay and redshift of the images are found to be affected by the component of the speed of the deflector along the line of sight. The correction takes the form of an overall factor of $1+v/c$ accompanying the mass of the deflector, leading to an indeterminacy of the order of $v/c$ in the mass of the lens inferred on the basis of the separation of multiple images. The consequent correction to the microlensing lightcurve is pointed out, as well as scenarios where the correction is potentially relevant.
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