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Topics => Science, Technology, & Medicine => Topic started by: Libertas on April 11, 2019, 12:37:27 PM

Title: First Image of a Black Hole (Relax, safe for work!)
Post by: Libertas on April 11, 2019, 12:37:27 PM

(http://www.astronomy.com/-/media/Images/News%20and%20Observing/News/2019/04/AConsensus.jpg)

Image of the center of a real black hole in M87...not a former Manchurian POTUS or anything!

http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/04/event-horizon-telescope-releases-first-ever-black-hole-image (http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/04/event-horizon-telescope-releases-first-ever-black-hole-image)

Neat.

Title: Re: First Image of a Black Hole (Relax, safe for work!)
Post by: Solo on April 12, 2019, 09:38:24 AM

Awesome!

It does, however, appear as though we're looking straight down a gun barrel.

Black holes often give off high energy Jets.  Hopefully....53 Million Light Years is far enough away that our planet won't be cooked if this one goes off!

Title: Re: First Image of a Black Hole (Relax, safe for work!)
Post by: Libertas on April 12, 2019, 11:49:05 AM

Meh, just gamma rays...far away...can walk that off...or turn into a giant green rage-monster.

A CME launched by our own sun poses a more likely threat.

Title: Re: First Image of a Black Hole (Relax, safe for work!)
Post by: Solo on April 12, 2019, 01:18:47 PM

Quote from: Libertas on April 12, 2019, 11:49:05 AM

Meh, just gamma rays...far away...can walk that off...or turn into a giant green rage-monster.

A CME launched by our own sun poses a more likely threat.

 ::laughonfloor::

Title: Re: First Image of a Black Hole (Relax, safe for work!)
Post by: John Florida on April 12, 2019, 07:50:50 PM

 YUMMMMM  DONUTS.

Title: Re: First Image of a Black Hole (Relax, safe for work!)
Post by: Libertas on April 15, 2019, 07:17:49 AM

Sicilian's and their stomach!   ;D

And it must be glazed, eh?   :D