Gravitational Blueshift Tapestry

A multi-coloured, fractal representation of gravitational blueshifting; the shifting of light towards the blue end of the spectrum that occurs as photons become more energetic when falling into a gravity well. Add your own text. Feel free to ask me if you need assistance with other sizes. Click on "Ask this Designer" in the upper right-hand corner. Unlike the more commonly known Doppler blueshift, an apparent effect which is the result of motion towards the observer, gravitational blueshift is real, independant of the received angle of the photon. Gravitational blueshift is a natural consequence of conservation of energy and mass-energy equivalence.