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How to Understand What Black Holes Look Like
Veritasium
Veritasium explains what a black hole should look like, using J.P. Luminet's 1979 work and a cardboard 3D model to show how light bends around it. It was made just as the first black hole image was released.
Recommended for correctly predicting the features of the real black hole image and clearly explaining the lensing physics behind it.
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