Image of Sagittarius A* - the black hole of our galaxy

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Image of Sagittarius A* - the black hole of our galaxy

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This is amazing! The first image of the black hole of our galaxy has been released.

https://www.space.com/milky-way-monster ... -image-eht
Image of Sagittarius A*
Image of Sagittarius A*
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Found a good video explaining the nitty-gritty of how the image was captured and what's on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1bSDnuIPbo
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Video from yesterday's press conference announcing the image: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ws0iPDSqI4
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