Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Toss a rock in there and let's see if we hear it hit bottom.


What would you see if you went right up to a black hole? Featured is a computer generated image highlighting how strange things would look. The black hole has such strong gravity that light is noticeably bent towards it - causing some very unusual visual distortions. Every star in the normal frame has at least two bright images - one on each side of theblack hole. Near the black hole, you can see the whole sky - light from every direction is bent around and comes back to you.

Via APOD

1 comment:

  1. Some black holes have a wicked spin. Others are static. Not ALL black holes are created equally.

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