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| Nov 17 at 13:01 | history | edited | Peter - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 17 at 5:04 | comment | added | Peter - Reinstate Monica | @DDS As I said, what can be seen is not the black hole proper but its surroundings (and, sometimes, the jets of plasma these surroundings produce). If this is what you are aiming at: Indeed, nobody has "seen" a black hole yet because they are "black". But whether you see a car that hits you is irrelevant. | |
| Nov 17 at 2:57 | comment | added | DDS | Can you please explain how a quasar can be a black hole if it is the brightest object ever; i.e., seen? Thank you. | |
| Nov 16 at 15:12 | history | edited | Peter - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 16 at 14:59 | history | edited | Peter - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 16 at 14:52 | history | answered | Peter - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |