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Because it is so compact that within some distance of the singularity, the escape

velocity from it is equal to or greater than the speed of light. That means that light

which passes close enough to it is captured, can't escape, and the central region,

close enough to the singularity, can never be seen, since no light can leave it. All

of that is just a complicated way of saying that from a distance, it has to appear

totally black, not only visually but at all wavelengths.

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