Scientists have obtained the first image of a black hole, using Event Horizon Telescope observations of the center of the galaxy M87.
About:
What is it? The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration. The EHT links telescopes around the globe to form an Earth-sized virtual telescope with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.
EHT array: Following Telescopes are part of it –
Atacama Large Millimeter Array
Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope
IRAM 30m telescope
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
Large Millimeter Telescope
South Pole Telescope
Sub-millimeter Array
Objective: The EHT was designed to capture images of a black hole. It offers scientists a new way to study the most extreme objects in the Universe predicted by Einstein’s general relativity during the centennial year of the historic experiment that first confirmed the theory.
Bodies involved: Thirteen partner institutions worked together to create the EHT. Key funding was provided by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the EU's European Research Council (ERC), and funding agencies in East Asia.
Technique Used: The EHT observations use a technique called very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI).
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