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Does this not count as detection of an event horizon? Or is it just considered strong circumstantial evidence? https://eventhorizontelescope.org/ https://event
by bwood 7y ago
Does this not count as detection of an event horizon? Or is it just considered strong circumstantial evidence?
https://eventhorizontelescope.org/ https://eventhorizontelescope.org/
- ars 7y agoNo, that is not evidence of an event horizon, it's not circumstantial evidence either because it pre-supposes the existence of one. Despite the name, no event horizon was directly photographed. Partly because event horizon's are not actually visible LOL. The photo taken can not distinguish between a true black hole, and a super massive object of the same mass. We just assume that if you have that much mass there is no force that is capable of preventing it from becoming a black hole. But, that's not proof that such a force does not exist.