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The centre of the giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 or M87 (Virgo A) seen at progressively higher spatial resolution scales. The detailed structure of the relativistic jet is revealed by observations at different radio wavelengths using several radio-interferometers. 20 years of radio images, 1000000x increase in magnifying power, to finally zoom into the center, where the EHT has revealed a supermassive black hole of 6.5 billion solar masses.
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In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration revealed the first image of the candidate super-massive black hole (SMBH) at the centre of the giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 (M87). This event-horizon-scale image shows a ring of glowing plasma with a dark patch at the centre, which is interpreted as the shadow of the black hole. T...
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