This image shows a simulation (based on the actual parameters of the system LIGO detected) of what the two orbiting and then merging black holes detected by LIGO on September 14, 2015 might have looked like to a ‘nearby’ observer prior to their merger. Note the warping of space around the two objects, causing the light from more distant stars to appear distorted.

LIGO: Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory – Supported by the National Science Foundation. Operated by Caltech and MIT.

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