Flash: Event Horizon Telescope

Rockstar · 05-03-22, 04:03 PM

Mark your calendars!

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Event Horizon Telescope collaboration to announce groundbreaking Milky Way results on May 12th, 2022, at 13:00 UT

April 29, 2022
Simultaneous press conferences will announce groundbreaking results from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, those will be synchronised at 13:00 Universal Time on May 12th, 2022. Those will be held in collaboration with the USA National Science Foundation, the European Southern Observatory, the Joint ALMA Observatory, and other funding agencies and institutions. These events will also be streamed online. A selection of the events is listed, by alphabetical order of location (local times are provided).

Garching bei München, European Southern Observatory, see ESO Media Advisory (15:00 CEST) - Live streaming at ESO Website and ESO YouTube Channel

Mexico City, CONACyT, see CONACyT Media Advisory (08:00 CDT) - Live streaming at CONACyT YouTube Channel

Santiago de Chile, Joint ALMA Observatory, see ALMA Media Advisory (09:00 CLT)

Shanghai, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, see Shanghai Astronomical Observatory Media Advisory (21:00 CST)

Taipei, Academia Sinica Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (21:00 CST)

Tokyo, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Washington D.C., National Press Club, see National Science Foundation Media Advisory (09:00 EDT) - Live streaming at NSF Webpage and NSF Facebook

Additional events are planned in Madrid (15:00 CEST), South Korea (22:00 KST), and other locations. Further updates will be provided in this blog entry. For further information, please follow the links above.

mapuc · 05-03-22, 04:08 PM

Ach I have an appointment that day and on that hour.

Hope is that some green men have waved to the telescope from some planet nearby.

Markus

Jeff-Groves · 05-03-22, 04:26 PM

Already seen the Event Horizon.

Rockstar · 05-03-22, 05:05 PM

I saw it too. One of the best horror movies eva’

Skybird · 05-03-22, 06:15 PM

That movie still gives me the creeps even when just recalling it.

Rockstar · 05-03-22, 08:22 PM

The old Boris Karloff movie Black Sabbath (1963) consisted I think of four short stories. One them was The Drop of Water. I can’t watch it and bury my head in a pillow when in one scene the old lady comes back to life. It still gives me the heebie jeebies.

Catfish · 05-04-22, 01:53 AM

Also thought of the film when i read Rockstar's post.

Mankind lives in a black hole anyway, even if the telescope will not prove this.

Dowly · 05-04-22, 02:46 AM

IIRC, they've been observing the black hole in the center of our galaxy, so that's probably what the announcement is about.

Skybird · 05-04-22, 06:08 AM

It sounds as if they finally found our way out of all this.

Gerald · 05-04-22, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Also thought of the film when i read Rockstar's post.

Mankind lives in a black hole anyway, even if the telescope will not prove this.

Indeed we do!

Rockstar · 05-06-22, 08:41 AM

James Webb Space Telescope has reached L2 and operators have made calibrations which I think are complete. Some pics have been taken expecting more soon.

Makes me wonder if the latest news from the Event Horizon Telescope team’s super duper amazing mystery discovery announcement might be an attempt to remain relevant and keep the funding flowing.

Dowly · 05-06-22, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

Makes me wonder if the latest news from the Event Horizon Telescope team’s super duper amazing mystery discovery announcement might be an attempt to remain relevant and keep the funding flowing.

No. The two projects have wildly different aims and wildly different capabilities suited to meet those aims.

Skybird · 05-12-22, 09:40 AM

Sagittarius A at the centre of the galaxy is confirmed to be a black hole. This they announced in seven press conferences around the globe. Seems they were afraid the monster bugger at the centre of our galaxy would suck their TV transmissions in and so they wanted to be sure.

05-03-22, 04:08 PM	#2
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,537 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Ach I have an appointment that day and on that hour. Hope is that some green men have waved to the telescope from some planet nearby. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

05-03-22, 06:15 PM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,612 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	That movie still gives me the creeps even when just recalling it. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-04-22, 01:53 AM	#7
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Also thought of the film when i read Rockstar's post. Mankind lives in a black hole anyway, even if the telescope will not prove this. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

05-04-22, 06:08 AM	#9
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,612 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	It sounds as if they finally found our way out of all this. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-12-22, 09:40 AM	#13
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,612 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Sagittarius A at the centre of the galaxy is confirmed to be a black hole. This they announced in seven press conferences around the globe. Seems they were afraid the monster bugger at the centre of our galaxy would suck their TV transmissions in and so they wanted to be sure. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-03-22, 04:26 PM	#3
Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,649 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Already seen the Event Horizon.

05-03-22, 05:05 PM	#4
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I saw it too. One of the best horror movies eva’

05-03-22, 08:22 PM	#6
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The old Boris Karloff movie Black Sabbath (1963) consisted I think of four short stories. One them was The Drop of Water. I can’t watch it and bury my head in a pillow when in one scene the old lady comes back to life. It still gives me the heebie jeebies.

05-04-22, 02:46 AM	#8
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	IIRC, they've been observing the black hole in the center of our galaxy, so that's probably what the announcement is about.

05-06-22, 08:41 AM	#11
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	James Webb Space Telescope has reached L2 and operators have made calibrations which I think are complete. Some pics have been taken expecting more soon. Makes me wonder if the latest news from the Event Horizon Telescope team’s super duper amazing mystery discovery announcement might be an attempt to remain relevant and keep the funding flowing.