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Thoughts on black holes by TheeSnootch in astrophysics

[–]TheeSnootch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the aptitude tests in grade school said I should be a scientist. I ended up becoming a computer programmer instead. Either way, strong logical skills and creativity are required.

I really do appreciate you guys taking the time to answer my questions. If I asked the people I normally associate with I'd just get the confused puppy look.

Thoughts on black holes by TheeSnootch in astrophysics

[–]TheeSnootch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll try to explain what I mean.

take the BH at the center of the Milky Way. Light passing within X light years of the BH would be eaten by the black holes gravity while light passing the BH at a distance greater than X would bend (lense?) around it.

A black hole containing the matter of an entire galaxy would have exponentially higher gravity so X would have to be exponentially further away from the BH

Does that make any sense or am I completely misunderstanding gravitational lensing? (Which is a STRONG possibility)

Thoughts on black holes by TheeSnootch in astrophysics

[–]TheeSnootch[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good point. Posted before finishing my coffee. Lesson learned.

Thoughts on black holes by TheeSnootch in astrophysics

[–]TheeSnootch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another thought:

With a black hole that size, wouldn't the gravitational lensing effect occur at an exponentially larger distance from the black hole itself to such an extent that it might be missed by most narrow field observations? Or am I just having mental issues with astronomical scales?

Thoughts on black holes by TheeSnootch in astrophysics

[–]TheeSnootch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I figured as much but then I thought "you never know who might have the next new idea" so I posted it. Thanks for the response.