For example, if I were able to take a space ship and fly around the the event horizon, would it appear the same from every angle?
2006-12-06 09:01:59 · 7 answers · asked by John L 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No...most likely, you would see a glowing flat accretion disk of matter swirling around it as the matter makes it's way towards the event horizon. If there was no accretion disk, then it would pretty much look the same from any direction except for the images of stars just behind it...their images would warp a bit due to their light being gravitationally "lensed".
2006-12-06 09:06:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A non-rotating Black Hole is spherically symmetric.
A rotating Black Hole, however, would show the effects of rotation. The event horizon would not be spherical.
2006-12-06 17:20:59 · answer #2 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a rotating black hole I believe the event horizon is still spherical - it's the ergosphere which is distorted.
2006-12-06 18:52:09 · answer #3 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Not exactly. The gravity field would distort the background star field. Imaging a crystal ball and you'll have some idea.
2006-12-06 17:04:48 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"It" would not appear at all, black holes can not be seen, the light bent around it would change in accordance with what lies directly behind it.
2006-12-06 17:05:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think so.
But it has been theorized that most black holes are actually so tiny that we couldn't see them if we tried (with the naked eye).
2006-12-06 17:06:15 · answer #6 · answered by adphllps 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a black hole is not visible:(
2006-12-06 21:51:21 · answer #7 · answered by silverwater92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋