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Black hole picture captured for first time in space breakthrough
The Guardian ^
| 10 April 2019
Posted on 04/10/2019 10:06:19 AM PDT by amorphous
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Katie Bouman, now at CalTech, was studying at MIT when she came up with a key algorithm. Photograph: MIT
The Event Horizon Telescope relies on a technique called interferometry. This is a bit like trying to reconstructing a pebble being dropped into a pond by placing detectors around the pond’s edge to measure the ripples sent out. Similarly, with the EHT, the signals from all eight telescopes have to be combined and fed through a computer to turn a mountain of incomprehensible blips into a visual picture.
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04/10/2019 10:06:19 AM PDT
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amorphous
To: amorphous
OMG. it’s the eye of sauron!
CC
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posted on
04/10/2019 10:07:47 AM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
To: amorphous
In other words, if you assume that what you are detecting is the result of a pebble drop, you will come out with evidence that a pebble was dropped.
The science establishment is not exactly burgeoning with credibility at this point.
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04/10/2019 10:08:37 AM PDT
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thoughtomator
(The Clinton Coup attempt was a worse attack on the USA than was 9/11)
To: amorphous
And now we’ve discovered a blazing donut.
To: amorphous
Looks like their film was fogged. Try again.
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04/10/2019 10:09:27 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
To: amorphous
Nice to read about something truly big coming out of MIT for a change.
To: amorphous
I know that Mark Messier is one of the greatest hockey players ever, but a whole galaxy named after him? Where is the Gretzky galaxy?
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04/10/2019 10:10:27 AM PDT
by
NTHockey
(Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
To: amorphous
Limbaugh just mentioned Don Lemon’s marriage in connection with this story!
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04/10/2019 10:11:05 AM PDT
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Steely Tom
([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
To: BBQToadRibs
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04/10/2019 10:12:51 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: amorphous
“At the event horizon, light is bent in a perfect loop around the black hole, meaning if you stood there you would be able to see the back of your own head.”
Would that be before or after you got ripped to shreds and squashed into the surface of a pancake?
To: amorphous
I’m not surprised at the outcome. While radio telescopes can have amazing resolution the pictures I’ve seen are usually fuzzy or unfocused looking.
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04/10/2019 10:13:41 AM PDT
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Nateman
(If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
To: amorphous
Pretty cool when you think Einstein predicted Black Holes based solely on his theories...
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04/10/2019 10:15:02 AM PDT
by
2banana
(Were you)
To: BBQToadRibs
Great stomach’s think alike :-)
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posted on
04/10/2019 10:15:48 AM PDT
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FreedomGuru
(Islamic terrorism it's "science")
To: amorphous
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04/10/2019 10:18:45 AM PDT
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Leep
(It's.. (W)all or nothing..!)
To: amorphous
Hey, it looks just like the artists’ illustrations showed it would!
This article isn’t directly related to politics, so I’m BUYING it!
I probably need the /s.
To: amorphous
It’s Aunt Maxine’s brain.
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04/10/2019 10:19:06 AM PDT
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gattaca
("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." Ronald Reagan)
To: amorphous
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posted on
04/10/2019 10:21:09 AM PDT
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golux
To: amorphous
This article isn’t about Obama?
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posted on
04/10/2019 10:22:16 AM PDT
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faithhopecharity
( “Politicians are not born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
To: amorphous
They’ve discovered something. God only knows what it actually is at this point. Literally...
To: gattaca
Maxine’s a black a-hole. Close enough.
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04/10/2019 10:26:24 AM PDT
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Pravious
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