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Can the Event Horizon Telescope been used to find intergalactic distances?
Now that we have the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), why can't we just guess and check intergalactic distances by changing the EHT's focal length? For instance why don't we take another picture of M87,...
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What does it mean when there are two plus-or-minus signs for a measurement?
As far as I know, the plus-or-minus sign is used to indicate the statistical margin of error of a measurement. But what does it mean when there are two plus-or-minus signs in the same measurement?
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