Put the ball in the hole - Letters - Letter to the Editor

Science News, Nov 16, 2002 by Robert Edelberg

I would hope that the artist's conception of a black hole ("Hole in the Middle: Are midsize black holes the missing link?" SN: 9/21/02. p. 180) is not shared by many. The term hole was an unfortunate choice, since it conjures up an image of a tunnel rather than the actual sphere. In reality, the halo of light around the periphery of the black hole would cover the entire sphere from any direction of view.

ROBERT EDELBERG, PENNINGTON, N.J.

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