Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 25, 2020 is “Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk,” a video. It is credited to Visualization Credit: NASA ‘s Goddard Space Flight Center , Jeremy Schnittman. The original explanation runs about 198 words.
Watch the video on the original page From the explanation
“What would it look like to circle a black hole? If the black hole was surrounded by a swirling disk of glowing and accreting gas , then the great gravity of the black hole would deflect light emitted by the disk to make it look very unusual.”
— APOD editors, August 25, 2020
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- August 25, 2020
- Type
- Video
- Credit
- Credit: Visualization Credit: NASA ‘s Goddard Space Flight Center , Jeremy Schnittman
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 198 words