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I was wondering if its possible in theory to see a black hole without inferring them from the movements of nearby celestial bodies. In the accretion disk of a black hole, further out from the singularity than the event horizon, could we see matter being sucked in? I could be way off base, but wouldn't the matter in the accretion disk undergo great friction and thus give off light? Is it possible for some of this light to then escape the accretion disk and fly outwards and onwards towards Earth where we could observe it?