Light outside of the event horizon

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The discussion centers on the behavior of light near a black hole's event horizon, specifically addressing how gravity influences light's path. It is established that light cannot escape from within the event horizon, but light at the edge can be bent due to gravitational effects. This bending causes observers to perceive light from angles that may not correspond to its actual source, creating an optical illusion where light appears to come from a different location than it originates.

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  • Understanding of general relativity and its implications on light behavior
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  • Basic knowledge of gravitational lensing phenomena
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light in the event horizon does not come out, right. If this is due to gravity will light on the edge of the event horizon, butnot in it, be bent, so that when we look at the light beside a black hole, it is not coming from the behind the black hole, but from an angel.




___________s
__f-----------
light________0-
_____________-
______________-
0 = black hole ___-
us

pretend the ____ is not there
the light is coming from f but appears to be coming from s
 
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the 'picture' is not perfect but pretend the light still goes strait
 

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