hackey lad   3,967 #1 Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) First ever image of a black hole on the news now. Every little detail about it is mind blowing . I can't say no more .  Edited April 10, 2019 by nikki-red Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RiffRaff   10 #2 Posted April 10, 2019 Wait for it! "Studio mock up!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mikes10 Â Â 10 #3 Posted April 10, 2019 Â Looks like a photo-shopped doughnut to me. Â https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47873592 Â Â Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SnailyBoy   10 #4 Posted April 10, 2019 'Monster' black hole image  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47873592 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,967 #5 Posted April 10, 2019 I don't care what it looks like. It's literally, out of this world Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Magilla   510 #6 Posted April 10, 2019 4 hours ago, hackey lad said: First ever image of a black hole on the news now. Every little detail about it is mind blowing . I can't say no more .  Not sure about mind blowing, since it looked pretty much as you would expect it to look, but it is pretty cool and a great achievement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,967 #7 Posted April 10, 2019 As I said, I don't care what it looks like. Just thinking about it is mind blowing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RiffRaff   10 #8 Posted April 10, 2019 1 hour ago, hackey lad said: As I said, I don't care what it looks like. Just thinking about it is mind blowing. Not to mention that it's "15 million trillion kilometres" away. My mind can't cope/deal with that.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SnailyBoy   10 #9 Posted April 10, 2019 It's also 40 billion km across. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Eater Sundae   12 #10 Posted April 10, 2019 Sorry for the daft (ie naive) question...  As I understand it the pull of a black hole is so great that nothing can escape it. Everything is drawn in, even light.  Soooooo....  How did any light (in whatever form) escape its pull to now be seen by our telescopes?  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mikes10 Â Â 10 #11 Posted April 10, 2019 Brian Greene hosts a discussion about black holes. This video was recorded before the published photograph. It is well worth a watch for those who are interested. Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-OyMPAq2PU Â Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pyrotequila   402 #12 Posted April 10, 2019 20 minutes ago, Eater Sundae said: Sorry for the daft (ie naive) question...  As I understand it the pull of a black hole is so great that nothing can escape it. Everything is drawn in, even light.  Soooooo....  How did any light (in whatever form) escape its pull to now be seen by our telescopes?  It didn't. What they took a photo of is the gases being caught by the gravity and pulled into the black hole as they spiral towards the event horizon.  It's not a photo of the hole, it's the stuff being sucked into it that makes it visible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
