Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking. Login or Take a Tour!
aerowid · 3683 days ago · link · · parent · post: What would things look like if you were "standing on" a black hole?
It would be tangent to the event horizon because the speed of light is constant and orbital radius is a function of speed. If the light were to orbit with an eccentricity greater than 0, the light would necessarily cross the event horizon and never return.
Oh wow! Didn't think of that. I found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon_sphere Cool stuff. Thanks aerowid.