Using Black holes to view our solar system

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Using black holes to observe our solar system is theoretically intriguing due to the bending of light by gravitational fields. The idea suggests that light near a black hole's event horizon could be redirected back towards us, potentially allowing us to view historical events from thousands of years ago. However, the practicality of this concept is limited, as any light captured would likely be too distorted and incoherent for meaningful analysis. While the principle holds some scientific merit, the technological challenges remain significant. Ultimately, the feasibility of using black holes for such observations is highly questionable.
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Has anyone figured out or tried this:
It seems to me that since light is bent by G fields, that looking close enough to the side of a black hole, some of that light near the event horizon may have escaped its G field after its trajectory has changed significantly... possibly redirected enough so that it returns in our general direction.

Would viewing this be an image of our solar system thousands of years ago? With enough resolution we could see what was happening around Earth at that time.
 
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In principle I believe that this could happen, however even if we had a theoretically massive telescope able to look at something that small, the light received would most likely be far too distorted and incoherent to gain any sort of insight.
 
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