Editing 2135: M87 Black Hole Size Comparison
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic shows the picture of the {{w|Messier_87#Supermassive black hole|M87 black hole}} by the {{w|Event Horizon Telescope}} that was published on the same day as this comic. Overlaid on the picture is a scale image of the Solar System, showing the Sun, Pluto ( | + | {{incomplete|Created by a REALLY REALLY BIG BLACK HOLE. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | This comic shows the picture of the {{w|Messier_87#Supermassive black hole|M87 black hole}} by the {{w|Event Horizon Telescope}} that was published on the same day as this comic. Overlaid on the picture is a scale image of the Solar System, showing the Sun, Pluto (the most well-known {{w|dwarf planet}}), and {{w|Voyager 1}}, a deep-space probe and the farthest from Earth. | ||
− | The point of the comic | + | The point of the comic seems to be to indicate the hugeness of M87 and the awe-inspiring thing that space is. |
− | + | The Event Horizon Telescope was also referenced just [[2133|two comics prior]]. | |
− | + | In the title text Randall hypothesizes that if the Sun were at the center of M87, Voyager would be outside the event horizon. This seems to fit with the EHT staff's estimates as published [https://eventhorizontelescope.org/ on their website], that the event horizon is 2.5 times smaller than the black shadow shown in the picture. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
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:Size comparison: | :Size comparison: | ||
:'''The M87 Black Hole''' | :'''The M87 Black Hole''' | ||
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:'''Our Solar System''' | :'''Our Solar System''' | ||
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:EHT Black Hole Image | :EHT Black Hole Image | ||
:Source: NSF | :Source: NSF | ||
− | :[An image of the M87 black hole captured by the event horizon telescope on the day that this comic was published is shown | + | :[An image of the M87 black hole captured by the event horizon telescope on the day that this comic was published is shown. A white ring about 1/4 of the diameter of the central black portion of the image is labelled with an arrow as 'Pluto'. A small white circle at the centre of the image is labelled with an arrow as 'Sun'. A small white dot on the right hand edge of the central black portion of the image is labelled with an arrow as 'Voyager 1'.] |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
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[[Category:Astronomy]] | [[Category:Astronomy]] | ||
[[Category:Space]] | [[Category:Space]] |