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The Event Horizon Telescope project is scheduled to make a huge announcement on May 12th concerning our own galaxy. While no one knows exactly what that announcement will be, many are guessing that we will finally be able to see the super massive black hole at the Milky Way's center.
Wow! We May Actually See a Picture of Milky Way Black Hole On May 12!
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I can’t wait to see what gets announced. The image of M87* was one of the most remarkable events of modern astronomy. Here’s hoping we get more supermassive black holes images in the future, not just Sagittarius A*, but also of the one that lies at the heart of the Andromeda galaxy.
Personally, I’d love it if we could resolve the one at the heart of the largest elliptical galaxy IC 1101.
It looks great. What’s really impressive is how much smaller it actually is then M87*. This article does a good job of comparing the two black holes.
It looks great. What’s really impressive is how much smaller it actually is then M87*. This article does a good job of comparing the two black holes.
That's putting things into perspective. Sgr A* if placed at the center of our solar system would extend to Mercury's orbit while M87* would extend far, far beyond not only Pluto's orbit but far beyond the distance that Voyager 1 has traveled. That's truly amazing.
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