PBS documentary segment on the Event Horizon Telescope observations, filmed at our telescope in Hawaii.
https://www.pbs.org/video/it-takes-a-vi ... le-khzojs/
Event Horizon Telescope
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Nice, I shall watch that later.dyqik wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:41 pm PBS documentary segment on the Event Horizon Telescope observations, filmed at our telescope in Hawaii.
https://www.pbs.org/video/it-takes-a-vi ... le-khzojs/
I gave a talk to our Astro Society about the 1919 Eclipse and its role in the proof of General Relativity, and included a section on the EHT imaging of the M87 Black Hole
This gives a sense of the imaging resolution - the inset in the top image would be about 0.6 mm at arms length.
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ETA 5/8/20: I've been advised that the result was correct, it was the initial interpretation that needed to be withdrawn
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ETA 5/8/20: I've been advised that the result was correct, it was the initial interpretation that needed to be withdrawn
Meta? I'd say so!
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While the resolution at the bottom is about 0.6 mm at a distance equal to the radius of the earth. Or the distance between London and Chicago.
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In some ways we're f.cking clever for an ape!dyqik wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 2:16 pm While the resolution at the bottom is about 0.6 mm at a distance equal to the radius of the earth. Or the distance between London and New York.
My avatar was a scientific result that was later found to be 'mistaken' - I rarely claim to be 100% correct
ETA 5/8/20: I've been advised that the result was correct, it was the initial interpretation that needed to be withdrawn
Meta? I'd say so!
ETA 5/8/20: I've been advised that the result was correct, it was the initial interpretation that needed to be withdrawn
Meta? I'd say so!
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*not all of us