Depiction of the curving light paths around a black hole (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science

Depiction of the curving light paths around a black hole

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Light from the background galaxy circles a black hole an increasing number of times, the closer it passes the hole, and we therefore see the same galaxy in several directions

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credit: Peter Laursen.

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