Optical distortion around a black hole, simulation. Seen nearly face-on, the turbulent disk of gas spiraling around a black hole (the accretion disk) takes on a warped appearance. The black hole's extreme gravitational field redirects and distorts light coming from different parts of the disk, but exactly what is seen depends on the viewing angle. The greatest distortion occurs when viewing the system nearly edgewise (see C047/4673). Phenomena present here include Doppler beaming, a photon ring, and a black hole shadow. For an edge-on view with labels, see image C047/4672. | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / NASA |
Taille de l’image : | 4180 px × 4180 px |
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