First Image of a Black Hole!

The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration observed the supermassive black hole at the center of M87, finding the dark central shadow in accordance with General Relativity, further demonstrating the power of this 100 year-old theory.To understand more about why the shadows look the way they do, check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUyH3XhpLToI will continue updating this description with more links.Event Horizon Telescope collaboration: https://ve42.co/EHTAnimations and simulations with English text:L. R. Weih & L. Rezzolla (Goethe University Frankfurt)https://youtu.be/jvftAadCFRIVideo of observation of M87 courtesy of:C. M. Fromm, Y. Mizuno & L. Rezzolla (Goethe University Frankfurt)https://youtu.be/meOKmzhTcIYVideo of observation of SgrA* courtesy ofC. M. Fromm, Y. Mizuno & L. Rezzolla (Goethe University Frankfurt)Z. Younsi (University College London)https://youtu.be/VnsZj9RvhFUVideo of telescopes in the array 2017:C. M. Fromm & L. Rezzolla (Goethe University Frankfurt)https://youtu.be/Ame7fzBuFnkAnimations and simulations (no text):L. R. Weih & L. Rezzolla (Goethe University Frankfurt)https://youtu.be/XmvpKFSvB7ASpecial thanks to Patreon supporters:Donal Botkin, Michael Krugman, Ron Neal, Stan Presolski, Terrance Shepherd, Penward RhymeScale animation by Maria Raykova