Editing 2135: M87 Black Hole Size Comparison
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic shows the picture of | + | {{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 taken of black hole M87 by the Event Horizon Telescope the day this comic was published. Overlaid on the picture is a scale image of the Solar System, showing the Sun, Pluto (the most well-known {{w|dwarf planet}}), and 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]]. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | + | Size comparison: | |
− | + | The M87 Black Hole | |
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− | + | Our Solar System | |
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− | + | EHT Black Hole Image | |
− | + | Source: NSF | |
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− | + | [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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