The puncture in space-time is so deep that light moves around in orbit, so that light behind the black hole, as I think we'll see soon, moves around and comes to us on these parallel lines at exactly that orbit.
Two, spacecraft heading toward the International Space Station have a limited window of time they can launch because they have to catch the ISS in its orbit.
For a long time, Richat served as a reference point for cosmonauts in orbit and it's quite convenient, a clearly visible object in the middle of a vast desert.