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How can a black hole stop light from being emitted when all observers see light traveling at the same speed? [duplicate]

Quite literally every science show talks about black holes with a similar phrase: so dense that nothing, not even light, can escape. Let's say I am in space a safe distance from an object. I drop an ...
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Does photon capture in a black hole (or any other "very compact" object) reduce the luminosity/photon flux from its self isotropic emission?

I don't know if this is even a feasible question or if I have a point in asking so. Let's say we can model the radiation coming from a very compact object, such as a BH with an accretion disc or any ...
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