• Deme
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    13 days ago

    The event horizon only obscures objects that are inside it, it has nothing to do with reflectivity of the object itself.

    An observer situated between the singularity and an object within the event horizon could still intercept the light reflected from said object.

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      3 days ago

      Light bouncing of an object is what creates reflection. The only way to see reflection past the horizon is to be closer to the singularity than the object you’re looking at.

      • Deme
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        13 days ago

        That is what I said, yes.

        The point being that the event horizon deals with the structure of spacetime, while reflectivity is a material property. An object doesn’t get painted with vantablack when it passes the event horizon.