{"id":5665525,"date":"2021-02-25T08:01:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T07:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/?p=5665525"},"modified":"2021-02-25T08:05:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T07:05:18","slug":"which-telescope-captured-the-black-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/which-telescope-captured-the-black-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Telescope Captured the Black Hole?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 lang=\"en-GB\">Introduction<\/h2>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\">\u201cA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away&#8230;\u201d Actually, it was not that long ago, it was <strong>in 2017<\/strong>. It was also not a galaxy, but a <strong>black hole<\/strong> that we got the <strong>first image<\/strong> of. Earlier, humans could only detect vague proof that black holes even existed, and it was believed that there was only a slim chance we could ever photograph it.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\">However, a crew gathered around to take on the challenge, forming a <strong>network of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/int\/telescopes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telescopes<\/a><\/strong>, also known as the <strong>Event Horizon Telescope<\/strong>, or the EHT. By utilizing the telescope that resembles the size of a planet, those clever minds have caught this space peculiarity on camera, for the first time ever.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5665539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5665539\" style=\"width: 962px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5665539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/eht.png\" alt=\"Which Telescope Captured the Black Hole?\" width=\"962\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/eht.png 962w, https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/eht-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/eht-768x578.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5665539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: eventhorizontelescope.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 lang=\"en-GB\">The Black Hole<\/h2>\n<p lang=\"en\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/forstudents\/k-4\/stories\/nasa-knows\/what-is-a-black-hole-k4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NASA<\/strong><\/a> defines the black hole as <\/span>a <span lang=\"en-GB\">\u201c<\/span><strong>place<\/strong> in space <strong>where gravity pulls<\/strong> so much that <strong>even light can not get out<\/strong>. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny space. This can happen when a star is dying.<span lang=\"en-GB\">\u201d Due to the fact that no light can escape, we <strong>cannot see them<\/strong>, let alone take a picture of them. They are <strong>basically invisible<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">No light can escape it, so if we pressed the snap button, the image would come out pitch black. However, the Event Horizon Telescope managed to do it correctly by using a <strong>technique<\/strong> called the <strong>Very Long Baseline Interferometry<\/strong>, or VLBI.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5665535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5665535\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5665535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/M87bh_EHT_2629.jpg\" alt=\"Which Telescope Captured the Black Hole?\" width=\"1000\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/M87bh_EHT_2629.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/M87bh_EHT_2629-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/M87bh_EHT_2629-768x680.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5665535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 lang=\"en-GB\">Telescopes and the Black Hole<\/h2>\n<p>To observe far-away targets, all kinds of telescopes can be used. However, the <strong>larger the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/lens-diameter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diameter<\/a><\/strong>, the <strong>better the telescope&#8217;s capacity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/light-gathering-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gather light<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/light-gathering-power\/\">,<\/a> and the <strong>more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/why-must-the-telescope-be-focused-at-infinity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">focused the image<\/a><\/strong>. So, in order to observe details on targets that are extremely tiny and dim, as much light as possible needs to be gathered. This means that a telescope with a <strong>big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/aperture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aperture<\/a> needs<\/strong> to be used.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, the <strong>VLBI technique<\/strong> was crucial in this scientific breakthrough. This technique create<span lang=\"en-GB\">d<\/span> an <strong>arrangement of smaller synchronized telescopes<\/strong> with the intention of simultaneously focusing them on the same target. Such a large telescope must be every astronomer&#8217;s dream, right?<span lang=\"en-GB\"> And by using the Event Horizon Telescope, scientists were able to observe <strong>the center of the galaxy M87<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5665536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5665536\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5665536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/m87_cfht_big.jpg\" alt=\"Which Telescope Captured the Black Hole?\" width=\"525\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/m87_cfht_big.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/m87_cfht_big-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5665536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 lang=\"en-GB\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">Did you know that black holes actually slow down time? They remain a great mystery, but we are one step closer to finding out more about them. This accomplishment surely rocked everybody\u2019s world, perhaps even everybody\u2019s universe, as it was thought to be impossible, but we did it \u2013 we captured an image of a black hole\u2019s silhouette.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5665537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5665537\" style=\"width: 516px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5665537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/161970main_m87_516.jpg\" alt=\"Which Telescope Captured the Black Hole?\" width=\"516\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/161970main_m87_516.jpg 516w, https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/161970main_m87_516-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/161970main_m87_516-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/161970main_m87_516-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/161970main_m87_516-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/161970main_m87_516-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5665537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction \u201cA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away&#8230;\u201d Actually, it was not that long ago, it was in 2017. It was also not a galaxy, but a black hole that we got the first image of. Earlier, humans could only detect vague proof that black holes even existed, and it was believed&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.optics-trade.eu\/blog\/which-telescope-captured-the-black-hole\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which Telescope Captured the Black Hole?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5665535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5665525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-telescopes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Which Telescope Captured the Black Hole? - Optics Trade Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In 2017 we captured the first image of a black hole. 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