First image of a black hole expelling a powerful jet (ESOcast 260 Light)
With the help of ALMA, astronomers have obtained a new image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the M87 galaxy.
Credit:ESO
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Jonas Enander.
Music: Stellardrone — Eternity.
Footage and photos: ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, Digitized Sky Survey 2, ESA/Hubble, RadioAstron, De Gasperin et al., Kim et al., S. Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF), R. S. Lu (SHAO), E. Ros and H. Rottmann/MPIfR, Nicolle R. Fuller/NSF, A. Duro.
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.
About the Video
| Id: | eso2305a |
| Release date: | 26 April 2023, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2305 |
| Duration: | 01 m 37 s |
| Frame rate: | 25 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 87 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Category: | ESOcast Quasars and Black Holes |
