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Astronomers Unveil Strong Magnetic Fields Spiraling at the Edge of Milky Way’s Central Black Hole (eventhorizontelescope.org)

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This is a pretty great image of Sagittarius A

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Damn, these pictures are starting to get really clear

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

It’s not quite an image of what you would see with your eyes. The lines are based on the polarization of the light.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't it be hilarious to discover in the distant future that some astronomical object just happens to look blurry even at perfect resolution because the object is just blurry in appearance?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

You've seen the real big foot haven't you...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Soon enough the pictures will be clear enough to show that the supermassive object at the center of the universe is in fact your mom.