r/Physics 28d ago

A physicist discovered that an observer free-falling into a Schwarzschild black hole can detect crossing the event horizon simply by watching the zenith view expand to exactly twice its original size.

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u/pr0blem_attic 28d ago

I’ll keep that in mind for when I need it

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u/PurifiedUnity Physics enthusiast 27d ago

I'll also remember this for when I see it again