Watch Stars Move Around our Galaxy’s Central Black Hole (ESOcast 248 Light)

To learn more about the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, Sgr A*, scientists zoomed in towards our galaxy's centre with the help of ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer to watch how stars move around Sgr A*. This video summarises what they found.

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ESO

Directed by: Herbert Zodet and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Juliet Hannay and Giulio Mazzolo.
Music: Stellardrone — Satellite.
Footage and photos: ESO, GRAVITY collaboration, L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, Liam Young and B. Tafreshi (twanight.org).
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.

About the Video

Id:eso2119a
Release date:14 December 2021, 16:00
Related releases:eso2119
Duration:01 m 35 s
Frame rate:25 fps

About the Object

Name:Sagittarius A*
Type:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole
Category:ESOcast
Quasars and Black Holes

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