Supermassive Black Hole
A behind-the-scenes encounter with the scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope, which captured the first-ever picture of a supermassive black hole.
This month, the Sky at Night team reveals how the first picture of a supermassive black hole was captured. When the photograph of the hole at the heart of the M87 galaxy was released in April, it captured the world鈥檚 imagination and made headlines everywhere.
Chris Lintott reports from behind the scenes, meeting the scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope who worked for a decade to capture the image. And Maggie Aderin-Pocock reveals the mysterious and terrifying power of this astonishing cosmic phenomenon.
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Supermassive Black Hole Formation
Duration: 03:02
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Observing a Black Hole
Duration: 02:59
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Supermassive Black Hole Accretion Disk
Duration: 02:22
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Starguide: May 2019
Duration: 04:05
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham
At The Castle Gate From Pelleas and Melisande (The Sky At Night) (1955)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Maggie Aderin-Pocock |
| Presenter | Chris Lintott |
| Presenter | Pete Lawrence |
| Producer | Michael Lachmann |
| Executive Producer | Steve Crabtree |
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