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To: FredZarguna
It looks like a "hole" to an outside observer,

Shouldn't it look like a black orb? 3-D orb rather than a 2-D hole.

35 posted on 02/01/2014 3:32:50 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Well, the event horizon is spherical. But as to how it would “look” we get most of our three-D vision from cues (contrary to popular belief, almost all 3D vision occurs in the brain, binocular vision isn’t necessary.) The event horizon wouldn’t appear to “bulge” because from every angle light would not escape, so no shading, no highlights. When backlit, gravitational lensing would tend to make it look like a hole from every direction there was any significant light behind.


40 posted on 02/01/2014 5:34:15 PM PST by FredZarguna (Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig, es ist nicht einmal falsch!)
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