Artist’s impression of the Black Hole at the heart of M87
This artist’s impression depicts the black hole at the heart of the enormous elliptical galaxy M87. This black hole was chosen as the object of paradigm-shifting observations by the Event Horizon Telescope. The superheated material surrounding the black hole is shown.
Credit:ESO/M. Kornmesser
About the Video
| Id: | eso1907f |
| Release date: | 10 April 2019, 15:07 |
| Related releases: | eso1907 |
| Duration: | 22 s |
| Frame rate: | 25 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 87 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
