First Image of a Black Hole!

zingo
zingo Posts: 11,258
edited April 2019 in The Clubhouse
Scientists have obtained the first image of a black hole, using Event Horizon Telescope observations of the center of the galaxy M87. The image shows a bright ring formed as light bends in the intense gravity around a black hole that is 6.5 billion times more massive than the Sun. Credit: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration

Black Hole Image Makes History

Understanding a Black Hole Image

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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    Crazy!
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  • pumpkinman
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    That is so cool
    Thanks
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    Guess you've never seen the pics of Doro in his chaps.....

    All seriousness though, this is simply amazing.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    I have actually been IN a black hole before, the DMV.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,957
    https://youtu.be/3mbBbFH9fAg

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    Willow wrote: »
    Guess you've never seen the pics of Doro in his chaps.....

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  • codycatalist
    codycatalist Posts: 2,662
    My alarm went off this morning, you know the kind where it says a couple of headlines with nice music in the background. In my half awaken state I heard about the black hole, jumped up and googled it. Super crazy awesome stuff. This is a huge deal!
    Just a dude doing dude-ly things

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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    That is cool!

    When I first read the title of this thread, however, I thought maybe you were referring to where all my audio hobby funding was going! :smile:
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  • pitdogg2
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    LOL Rich
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  • billbillw
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    Its really cool they can get a photo of it and prove it, but am I the only one that is a bit disappointed in the image? I guess after years of sci-fi movies depicting really cool stuff, this is a little low quality.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    All the wins disappear in that black hole ;)
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  • nooshinjohn
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    Did AOC submit to a CT scan?
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  • kevhed72
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    AOC?
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  • Mikey081057
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    Here is a close up

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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    https://youtu.be/i93Z7zljQ7I

    This video always puts it into perspective for me... :/
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,654
    Indeed @mrbiron indeed
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    It’s amazing we can get that picture resolution for an object THAT far from earth.
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  • obieone
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    edited April 2019
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    obieone wrote: »
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OMibr8CqQ4

    Slacker!! he left our 50K
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  • tonyb
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    …..and nobody put Russ's face on that ? Slow you guys are today. :)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,957
    edited April 2019
    ahh.
    now I understand this black hole image thing. I just needed a little context.

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    https://www.audioasylum.com/members/mgeneral/messages/31/312616.html

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  • codycatalist
    codycatalist Posts: 2,662
    I have a picture of a black hole...it just so happens to be my wallet once joining here.
    Just a dude doing dude-ly things

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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    The resolution of the picture is very low because it is 53.5 million light years from earth, but we cab still observe it because it’s a VERY large object.

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  • DoneandGone
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  • BlueFox
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    Yes, it is big. Cosmic scales just amaze me.
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  • ZLTFUL
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    Imagine my disappointment when I opened this thread and did NOT see a picture of my ex wife...
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    So on all seriousness....objects and light that enters the, or any, black hole goes where?? That is mind blowing to me. That and the magnitude of how big is "big" and how small can things be. Religion aside, there is a part to all of this that we still do not understand....or at least it's just me.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,180
    edited April 2019
    VERY NICE article on LIGHT YEARS... B) ;

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  • audioluvr
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    ahh.
    now I understand this black hole image thing. I just needed a little context.

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    https://www.audioasylum.com/members/mgeneral/messages/31/312616.html

    Love this. I watched the Smithsonian special about this and it was like " let's take this 200 million terrabytes of data and see who can make a picture out of it that looks like a black hole...). Easy peasy right?
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