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Heavens Above => Astronomy & Near Earth Phenomena => Topic started by: Freddy on April 10, 2019, 15:29:18 PM

Title: Black hole picture captured
Post by: Freddy on April 10, 2019, 15:29:18 PM
Black hole picture captured for first time in space breakthrough

They did it  8)

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/10/black-hole-picture-captured-for-first-time-in-space-breakthrough
Title: Re: Black hole picture captured
Post by: Data on April 10, 2019, 15:58:46 PM
Amazing to actually see a black hole  8)
Title: Re: Black hole picture captured
Post by: Carl2 on April 10, 2019, 17:05:27 PM
  I just saw that earlier on the internet, maybe we can learn more about what they are all about. 
Carl2
Title: Re: Black hole picture captured
Post by: Snowcrash on April 12, 2019, 21:41:14 PM
They are very weird objects. What you are seeing is a spinning accretion disc, which is not necessarily face on. The bright bit is spinning towards us. The hole is 2.6 x bigger than it actually is.

These are good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUyH3XhpLTo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_GVbuddri8
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