The opening of the video says it all. The narrative opens with several
motion-picture and animation representations of black holes. Then it says, “These are now science fiction.” They have taken a picture of a black hole.
Wow!
I remember the first time I ever heard of the
phenomenon. When the description got to the
part where it said, “a black hole is so dense, and its gravity is so strong not
even light can escape it.” I thought at
the time, “Now, THAT’S science fiction.”
I am not a physicist.
I am not an astronomer beyond what I occasionally see through a pair of
field glasses. But I have always had a
casual interest in black holes. What
little more I would learn would only increase my fascination. And now, they’ve snapped a picture. I say “they.” It is an array of telescopes
that spans the globe and that bears the collective name The Event Horizon Telescope
that has done the heavy lifting here.
I’m looking forward to more info.
And more photos!
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