U of A astronomers capture unprecedented view of supermassive black hole in action

Jan. 17, 2025

An image of the spiral galaxy NGC 1086 obtained by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT)

U of A astronomers have now produced the highest resolution direct images ever taken of a supermassive black hole in the infrared, using the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer.

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