Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

LIGO-Virgo GW170814 Skymap

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 28, 2017 is “LIGO-Virgo GW170814 Skymap,” an image. It is credited to Illustration Credit: LIGO – Virgo Collaboration – Optical Sky Data: A. Mellinger. The original explanation runs about 216 words.

LIGO-Virgo GW170814 Skymap
Credit: Illustration Credit: LIGO – Virgo Collaboration – Optical Sky Data: A. Mellinger Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“From around planet Earth three gravitational wave detectors have now reported a joint detection of ripples in spacetime, the fourth announced detection of a binary black hole merger in the distant Universe.”

— APOD editors, September 28, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 28, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Illustration Credit: LIGO – Virgo Collaboration – Optical Sky Data: A. Mellinger
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 216 words

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Topics in this entry

Black holes

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