{"id":348501,"date":"2019-04-24T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T04:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/?p=348501"},"modified":"2019-04-23T21:58:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T16:28:32","slug":"why-taking-a-picture-of-a-black-hole-is-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/science\/why-taking-a-picture-of-a-black-hole-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Taking a Picture of A Black Hole Is Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Science has\nenabled us to uncover and discover many technologies and phenomenon that may\notherwise seem supernatural or shrouded in mystery. The black hole has been one\nof the biggest mysteries eluding scientists around the world for decades <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Einstein\u2019s theory\nof general relativity made tonnes of speculation about the behavior of black\nholes which are known to have a gravitational field strong enough to render the\nrules of physics invalid and to not even allow light to escape from it. But for\nall the mathematical analysis, artistic descriptions, and graphic\nrepresentations, no one had been able to capture a real picture of the black\nhole until recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"345\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348502 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img1.jpg 604w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img1-561x320.jpg 561w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img1-364x208.jpg 364w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img1-313x179.jpg 313w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 604px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 604\/345;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img1.jpg 604w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img1-561x320.jpg 561w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img1-364x208.jpg 364w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img1-313x179.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The Photo of a Real Black Hole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How was it made possible?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2017,\ninstitutions from eight different places in the world decided to join hands to\ncollect visual data for black holes through a network of eight ultra-sensitive\ntelescopes which were given the name of Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). These\ntelescopes were tasked to capture the radiation from the black holes and\ncapture images of the black hole\u2019s periphery. The EHT observed the black hole\nin Messier87 (M87) and Sgr A*, short for Sagitarius A-Star, which is in the\ncenter of our own galaxy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The data which led to the construction of the final picture of the black hole was accumulated over a course of five nights in April 2017. The network of telescopes which made the EHT, were sensitive to wavelengths of less than a millimeter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They recorded large amounts of data which couldn\u2019t even be transmitted over the internet, so the data had to be recorded in hard disks and flown down to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. With the weather making it nearly impossible for any flights to travel with the data recorded by the telescope in the South Pole. It took a year for the data from the South Pole to arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four separate\ngroups, acting independently and without bias, put the data together to create\nthe image of the black hole. All four images were consistent. This is how we\ngot to see the first real image of a black hole. This image above is of the\nblack hole in M87. The quality of the picture of Sgr A* which is in the Milky\nWay galaxy was very poor and hence was not released to the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Makes This So Important?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"345\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348503 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2.jpg 606w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2-561x319.jpg 561w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2-364x207.jpg 364w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2-313x178.jpg 313w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 606px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 606\/345;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2.jpg 606w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2-561x319.jpg 561w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2-364x207.jpg 364w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Img2-313x178.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Black holes\nprovide us with deep insight into phenomena that are yet to be explained by\nscience. The data generated by the conjoined efforts of these 8 telescopes will\nalso strengthen the theoretical data which scientists have created over several\ndecades since we started researching black holes. By having a clearer\nunderstanding of our universe, we can succeed in breaking new barriers in the\nfield of science and technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The picture of\nthe black hole also reinforces the numerous hypothesis related to black holes\nand the theory of relativity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of\nground-breaking research related to the behavior of the black holes can result\nfrom this recent picture. Questions about the jets of luminosity which made it\npossible for us to visualize the black hole can also be researched more\neffectively. Since black holes are immensely small and extremely dense, it is\nvery unlikely to capture them. This proves the technological advancement that\nwe have undergone over the course of several decades since we have been aware\nof the existence of black holes in the universe. It also shows that more\nscientific breakthroughs can be made possible through collaborations and the\njoined efforts of institutions around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: Sgr A* stands for Sagittarius A* which is the black hole Milky Way Galaxy. Scientists have analyzed the approximate mass of this black hole to be 4 million solar masses. It is 26,000 light years away from the solar system. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science has enabled us to uncover and discover many technologies and phenomenon that may otherwise seem supernatural or shrouded in mystery. The black hole has been one of the biggest mysteries eluding scientists around the world for decades Einstein\u2019s theory of general relativity made tonnes of speculation about the behavior<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":375,"featured_media":348504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16327,31],"tags":[16666,381,16667,16668],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348501"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/375"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}