Using Black holes to view our solar system

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The discussion centers on the theoretical concept of using black holes to observe historical events in our solar system by analyzing light that has been bent by gravitational fields. Participants propose that light near a black hole's event horizon could potentially be redirected back towards Earth, allowing for a glimpse into the past. However, the consensus is that even with advanced telescopes, the distortion and incoherence of the light would likely prevent any meaningful insights from being gained.

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  • Understanding of general relativity and gravitational lensing
  • Familiarity with black hole physics and event horizons
  • Knowledge of advanced astronomical observation techniques
  • Basic principles of light distortion and coherence in astrophysics
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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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