Black hole — gravitational lens and shadow (3D)

About this app

Real-time ray tracing of a Schwarzschild black hole: the far side of the accretion disk appears as an arc above the shadow, and the shadow is 2.6 times the size of the horizon. With a no-curvature comparison, masses from 10 M☉ to M87*, and a falling probe that freezes at the horizon.

Subject: Astronomy

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