AlimOzturk Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Incredible https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/science-environment-47873592 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Awesome. It's a shame Hawking didn't live long enough to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Mind boggling figures and a brilliant quote... Prof Heino Falcke, of Radboud University in the Netherlands, who proposed the experiment, told BBC News that the black hole was found in a galaxy called M87. "...It is an absolute monster, the heavyweight champion of black holes in the Universe." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 It's too incredible to understand, at least for me. That picture is of the black hole as it was 55-million years ago. Galaxy M87 is 55-million light years away. Mind boggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcc Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, Barack said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: It's too incredible to understand, at least for me. That picture is of the black hole as it was 55-million years ago. Galaxy M87 is 55-million light years away. Mind boggling. My was understanding was that light was absorbed by a black hole and couldn't escape. So I have no idea what that bright orange light is and I don't think the scientists studying this can understand how the light is reaching us. Black holes are a mind ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, AlimOzturk said: My was understanding was that light was absorbed by a black hole and couldn't escape. So I have no idea what that bright orange light is and I don't think the scientists studying this can understand how the light is reaching us. Black holes are a mind ****. The orange light is super-heated gas circling the black hole, prior to being swallowed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 3 million times the size of earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonlegions Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Scientist Katie Bouman PhD ’17 of Massachuesette Institute of Technology shares the moment when "the first image I ever made of a black hole" was processed. This was the first time anyone ever created an image of a black hole. Watching in disbelief as the first image I ever made of a black hole was in the process of being reconstructed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crete Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 hour ago, gjcc said: It looks like a collie dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...a bit disco Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Black hole? Racist, cultural appropriation, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better call Saul Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I don't get it ! If I went into a black hole ..what would happen ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Caine Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ferris Bueller said: I don't get it ! If I went into a black hole ..what would happen ?. You wouldn't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Space makes me feel so small and meaningless. Is this what being Hibs feels like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William H. Bonney Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, Horatio Caine said: You wouldn't get it. Not without a tie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Mauricio Pinilla said: 3 million times the size of earth And 6.5 billion times the mass of our Sun. It's 52,850,042 light years away. The numbers involved are absolutely mind blowing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcc Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Ferris Bueller said: I don't get it ! If I went into a black hole ..what would happen ?. Nobody knows. The theorised spaghettification in the event horizon would be interesting to see though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T.F.Robertson Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 hours ago, tian447 said: And 6.5 billion times the mass of our Sun. It's 52,850,042 light years away. The numbers involved are absolutely mind blowing! Too far to walk then. It's actually (as I'm sure you know) in cosmic terms, relatively close, but honestly, the scale and power of it all only confirms my feelings of "WTF do any of us matter and what's the point?" Although I know the answer to the last bit and it scares the "the proverbial" out of me. Even the fact we are making these advances will mean nothing because it's so vast, by the time we go extinct it will be a bit like "exploring" from Edinburgh to Loanheid. Mind boggling, and just imagine if you could be here to "see it out". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Aye, I'm sure it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 4 hours ago, J.T.F.Robertson said: Too far to walk then. It's actually (as I'm sure you know) in cosmic terms, relatively close, but honestly, the scale and power of it all only confirms my feelings of "WTF do any of us matter and what's the point?" Although I know the answer to the last bit and it scares the "the proverbial" out of me. Even the fact we are making these advances will mean nothing because it's so vast, by the time we go extinct it will be a bit like "exploring" from Edinburgh to Loanheid. Mind boggling, and just imagine if you could be here to "see it out". If you've got a spare half hour and fancy an existential crisis then this video is pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 13 hours ago, Ray Gin said: Awesome. It's a shame Hawking didn't live long enough to see this. Its amazing, real shame Mr Hawking never got to enjoy this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Z Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 6 hours ago, ri Alban said: Aye, I'm sure it is. Good of you to show well deserved confidence in experts who have dedicated countless hours--really, their entire lives--to the advancement of knowledge . . . as opposed to some arsehole who might imply it's all a scam in the latest bout between Dunning-Kruger and his own ignorance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 11 hours ago, tian447 said: And 6.5 billion times the mass of our Sun. It's 52,850,042 light years away. The numbers involved are absolutely mind blowing! Think the number 4 bus goes there if you stay on long enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Mauricio Pinilla said: If you've got a spare half hour and fancy an existential crisis then this video is pretty good. That was a mind bending watch! Bloody good though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 7 hours ago, ri Alban said: Aye, I'm sure it is. Having doubts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 9 hours ago, J.T.F.Robertson said: Too far to walk then. It's actually (as I'm sure you know) in cosmic terms, relatively close, but honestly, the scale and power of it all only confirms my feelings of "WTF do any of us matter and what's the point?" Although I know the answer to the last bit and it scares the "the proverbial" out of me. Even the fact we are making these advances will mean nothing because it's so vast, by the time we go extinct it will be a bit like "exploring" from Edinburgh to Loanheid. Mind boggling, and just imagine if you could be here to "see it out". And to think we could just be one universe in an infinite number of different universes as well. The whole thing is just to complex for me to even begin to grasp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Looks more like when your original xbox used to fry and give you the red ring of death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indianajones Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Jeff said: Looks more like when your original xbox used to fry and give you the red ring of death Haha not heard that for a while. Wonder what would happen if you were to wrap a blackhole in a towel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I saw my first backhoe courtesy of Hustler magazine circa 1973 ish???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T.F.Robertson Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 9 hours ago, Mauricio Pinilla said: If you've got a spare half hour and fancy an existential crisis then this video is pretty good. Well, that's reinvigorated my sense of purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 hours ago, John Findlay said: I saw my first backhoe courtesy of Hustler magazine circa 1973 ish???? Was that not Gardener Weekly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie wallace Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 It is nearly as big as our entire solar system. If only 1 telescope was used in the survey it would have to as big as Earth. My son knows a wee bit about this and showed me some videos last night. Far too complicated for me to undertstand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Figures are cuckoo ! I was watching a thing that said the nearest star to us, Proxima Centuri, was 4 light years away and it would take 81,000 years to get there on our fastest spacecraft ! This thing is 52 million light years away ! Help !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 13 hours ago, Mauricio Pinilla said: If you've got a spare half hour and fancy an existential crisis then this video is pretty good. I went on quite the roller-coaster. Existential crisis was first then I just started feeling unbelievably lucky to be alive. What does the universe expand into? What if we are a simulation universe? How can time become meaningless? This stuff gives me nightmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 12th April 1961, Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to orbit the Earth - the first cosmonaut. 58 years on we have these images of a black hole. What progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, willie wallace said: It is nearly as big as our entire solar system. If only 1 telescope was used in the survey it would have to as big as Earth. My son knows a wee bit about this and showed me some videos last night. Far too complicated for me to undertstand They had several high powered telescopes placed around the world which they somehow combined to make a telescope powerful enough to picture this. Humanity can do wonderous things when we work together. Edited April 12, 2019 by AlimOzturk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) BBC4 did a great special on the experiment. Top stuff. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00042l4/how-to-see-a-black-hole-the-universes-greatest-mystery Edited April 12, 2019 by Cade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) Someone on KB once posted a video that basically demonstrated how small the earth is in comparison to the universe. It starts out with the earth, then continues zooming out. I can't for the life of me find it. Anyone happen to have a link or recognise what I'm on about? Edited April 12, 2019 by AlphonseCapone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 43 minutes ago, AlphonseCapone said: Someone on KB once posted a video that basically demonstrated how small the earth is in comparison to the universe. It starts out with the earth, then continues zooming out. I can't for the life of me find it. Anyone happen to have a link or recognise what I'm on about? There's loads of them on YouTube (all with varying levels of shite music), but you might be looking for something like this: Or this one that stacks things against each other to give a good overall comparison of how tiny we really are: The Universe is scary and fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, tian447 said: There's loads of them on YouTube (all with varying levels of shite music), but you might be looking for something like this: Or this one that stacks things against each other to give a good overall comparison of how tiny we really are: The Universe is scary and fascinating. Wasn't these exact ones but very similar! We are so small and insignificant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo 4 Ever Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1112986/Black-hole-picture-end-of-the-world-first-black-hole-image-bible-prophecy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 On 12/04/2019 at 11:06, AlphonseCapone said: Wasn't these exact ones but very similar! We are so small and insignificant Small and insignificant indeed. To describe us as microbes living on a speck of dust would be granting us too much importance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Jambo_in_Hamilton said: https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1112986/Black-hole-picture-end-of-the-world-first-black-hole-image-bible-prophecy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Jambo_in_Hamilton said: https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1112986/Black-hole-picture-end-of-the-world-first-black-hole-image-bible-prophecy special kind of stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indianajones Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 55 minutes ago, AlphonseCapone said: special kind of stupid. 'doomsday prophet'. Well I'm convinced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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