Why Do Black Holes Look Like This?!

Get 83% off Private Internet Access with an extra 4 free months: Black holes look really weird because of the way light bends around them. This video explains how that all works and why black hole images look the way they do. Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Em Lucid - Producer ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Black Hole Misconceptions: Planetary Rings: ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS Vertasium on Black Hole Optics: Dr Becky on Black Hole Image: Coding Train: ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: YouTube Membership: Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): Merchandise: ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Counselors: Bosphorus Asylum Orderlies: Dhruv Singhal, Medec Hurtz Einsteinium Crazies: Benjamin Sharef, Eoin O’Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Sean K, YouTubeviewer2014 Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Fabio Manzini, Kevin MacLean, LT Marshall, Rick Myers, Vid Icarus Platinum Crazies: Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, Jonathan Reel, Joshua Gallagher, Marino Hernandez, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Olga Cooperman, Thomas V Lohmeier ________________________________ SOURCES :1026286607562 ________________________________ STUDIO GEAR AFFILIATE LINKS Camera Studio Recorder Camera Tripod Microphone Stand Panel Light Studio Blanket Microphone Cable Clamp Mount FTC Disclosure: These are affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS NASA Black Hole Graphics: Sagittarius A* M87* NASA Simulation: ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Cold Open 00:44 Accretion Disks 01:25 Doppler Beaming 01:55 Optics 03:10 Gravity Bends Light 04:21 Sponsor Message 05:53 Innermost Stable Circular Orbit (ISCO) 06:29 Photon Orbits 07:22 Black Hole Shadow 08:16 Closing Thoughts 08:42 Featured Comment