Too Close to a Black Hole . ... Credit Copyright: Robert Nemiroff , ( GMU , NASA / GSFC ) Explanation: What would you see if you went right up to a black hole ? ... On the left is a normal star field containing the constellation Orion . ... On the right is the same star field but this time with a black hole superposed in the center of the frame. The black hole has such strong gravity that light is noticeably bent towards it - causing some very unusual visual distortion. ...