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Why is the ring in this simulation of Sgr A* off center?
In the recent releases of images of Sgr A*, simulated versions of what they expected were included along side the actual images they were able to get. What confuses me about these simulated images (...
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Will the first Event Horizon Telescope image of the Milky Way's black hole Sgr A* just be another lumpy orange donut?
@HDE226868's answer to Why doesn't the black hole in the center of the Milky Way glow similarly to the famous M87 image? explains that neither black hole is orange and any Event Horizon Telescope ...
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Would Hubble Space Telescope improve black hole image observed by EHT if it joined array of telesopes?
My question is related to black hole image released in April. As far as I understand idea of EHT, it joins observations from multiple locations to work like one telescope with radius that is equal to ...
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What is the actual resolution of Event Horizon Telescope?
I am quite impressed with the recently published image of M87* black hole. It appears that this image achieves spatial resolution well above and beyond what was available until today. But how high ...
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Why not take a picture of a closer black hole?
There are closer galaxies than Messier 87 for sure, even ours! It sparked my curiosity that they went with one 53 million light years away. Is there a reason for this?
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What is the orientation of the M87 black hole image relative to the jet?
On the image of the M87 black hole released today by the Event Horizon Telescope team, which direction points towards the jet? Is it on the brighter side of the ring?
To resolve ambiguity, I'm ...
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Why didn't the Event Horizon Telescope team mention Sagittarius A*?
At the press conference this morning, the Event Horizon Telescope team didn't say much about Sagittarius A*, which was the target many of us have been waiting for.
Is there any explanation anywhere ...
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