Luminet, J.-P. (1979). Image of a spherical black hole with thin accretion disk. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 75(1-2), 228–235.
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Image of a Bare Black Hole
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The Schwarzschild metric is
ds2=−(1−r2M)dt2+(1−r2M)−1dr2+r2(dθ2+sin2θdϕ2)
the unit system is chosen such that G=c=1.
The Schwarzschild radius rs=2M.
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The trajectories of photon in the “equatorial” plane ( θ=π/2 ) satisfy
(r21dϕdr)2+r21(1−r2M)=b21
where b=L/E is the impact parameter at infinity.

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Cirtical impact parameter bc=33M, for b<bc, rays are captured by the hole.
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The total deviation of the light ray μ
μ=2ϕ∞−π
ϕ∞=2QP∫ζ∞π/2(1−k2sin2x)−1/2dx
Image of a Clothed Black Hole

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For a given emitter M, the observer will detect two images:
a direct (or primary) image at (b(d),α)
a ghost (or secondary) image at (b(g),α+π)
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The isoradial curve:
Given P (periastron)
cosγ=cosα(cos2α+cot2θ0)−1/2(10)
r1=−4MPQ−P+2M+4MPQ−P+6Msn2[2γQP+F(ζ∞,k)](13)
r=r(γ,P)=r(α,P)⇒P=P(r,α)
For a given angle θ0
b=P−2MP3(5)
b(d)=b(d)(P)=b(d)(r,α)
For a constant r from the hole, the isoradial curves we can see are b(d)=b(d)(α).



Realistic Appearance of a Black Hole Accrection Disk
Consider the flux of radiation from the disk and the redshift Fobs=FS/(1+z)4

(The flux for the secondary image has not been depicted)