The First Sighting of a Black Hole

Air and Space Magazine ^ | January, 2017 | Matthew R. Francis

[SgtHooper]

Maybe, a Blasshole.

[samtheman]

Interesting article.

[Moonman62]

They should get a real image in April and it may be similar to the concept.

[Organic Panic]

That would be Moochelle’s vacation budget.

[TChad]

Good article.

But the most ambitious project focused on the galactic center is the Event Horizon Telescope, an enormous interferometer made from a dozen observatories stretching from Hawaii to the South Pole. The goal, when it comes online this spring, is to capture an image of Sgr A* with enough resolution to see the event horizon itself.

If they verify the event horizon, it's definitely a black hole.

[Rastus]

“Pew pew pew!”

[fruser1]

I did the same project for far less money using a homemade telescope and my iPhone.

Pic below:

[BraveMan]

I have a weird infatuation with Andrea Ghez . . .

[MtnClimber]

Will look forward to observations from the Event Horizon Telescope!

[buckalfa]

Wow, an astronomy / black hole thread without mention of the planet U-——.

[MtnClimber]

Wow, an astronomy / black hole thread without mention of the planet U-

I can fix that. I will mention the planet Ubama.

[Ace's Dad]

He's from Hawaii, and he's half-white, so he's a Black Haole

Well, maybe, in 2017 terms. I understand that today, it is a term of derision from Hawaiians about Caucasians. But it wasn't always that way. My uncle Burt, originally from Michigan, stayed in the Islands after his one enlistment in the Navy. He married a rich young woman who was half Hawaiian and half white; and lived on the Big Island (Hawaii). He told me that Haole meant a white man that had lived there a long time, and had acquired some kind of success. Their distinguishing uniform included a hat with a pheasant feather hatband. My Michigander father quickly adopted this custom, using feathers from pheasants he hunted every year. I've adopted the custom as well, now that thinning hair has forced me to wear a proper hat to "nice" places, like formal dinners, graduations and church services. So, to call the soon to be former president (may his name live in infamy) a Haole, is a misnomer, IMHO.