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Have you ever wondered where your phone is, and some joker pulls out an image of Earth and says "here"? Well, you're that joker now buddy.
by SiempreViernes 5y ago
Have you ever wondered where your phone is, and some joker pulls out an image of Earth and says "here"?
Well, you're that joker now buddy.
- BitwiseFool 5y agoHey buddy, I had a genuine question. No need to be a jerk about it. How is this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysical_jet#/media/File:M87_jet.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysical_jet#/media/File:... not also an image of the black hole? This one too, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:V404Cyg_XRT_halo_fullsize.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:V404Cyg_XRT_halo_fullsize... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V404_Cygni https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V404_Cygni
- skykooler 5y agoIt's an image that contains the black home, but does not resolve the hole itself. Just like you can't really say a satellite photo is of an ant, even though there are definitely some within its borders.
- SiempreViernes 5y agoIt is or it is not for the exact same reason why a picture of the moon is, or is not, a picture of the moon lander that's still there.
- wumpus 5y agoThat's a pretty funny analogy! And a nicely accurate one. This movie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nMUqy8Rfp0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nMUqy8Rfp0) shows what M87* looks at various resolutions.