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This almost feels pornographic, it's so good. In the particular the extreme counter-rotating example is so interesting to consider, but really exciting to see s

This almost feels pornographic, it's so good. In the particular the extreme counter-rotating example is so interesting to consider, but really exciting to see simulated. I just imagine the ergoregions of each body going absolutely nuts in those last few moments of merger.

sevenless 10y ago
It would be interesting to do the ray tracing and see how the mergers would actually appear to an observer.
- Aelinsaar 10y ago
  You could probably do it with a handful of test photons, without breaking the bank.