Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

First Horizon-Scale Image of a Black Hole

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 11, 2019 is “First Horizon-Scale Image of a Black Hole,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration. The original explanation runs about 220 words.

First Horizon-Scale Image of a Black Hole
Credit: Image Credit: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What does a black hole look like? To find out, radio telescopes from around the Earth coordinated observations of black holes with the largest known event horizon s on the sky.”

— APOD editors, April 11, 2019

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 11, 2019
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 220 words

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Topics in this entry

GalaxiesBlack holes

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Source

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