Few days ago was published the first photo of a black hole in the center of M87 galaxy. Can you imagine a photo of the same black hole taken with a less powerful telescope?
Take a look at this one. I have taken this photo with a robotic telescope in Amado, Arizona.
M87 – post processed photo. The black hole is in the center of M87 galaxy on this photo. Image credit: Jozef Kozar.
The original raw photo that was taken by the telescope is the below one:
M87 – raw photo. The black hole is in the center of M87 galaxy on this photo. Image credit: Jozef Kozar.
The settings of the telescope:
Object: Virgo A M87
Date: Tue, May 14, 2019
Start Exposure: 09:24:14 PM
Location: Amado, Arizona, USA
Camera:
Camera: Main
Exposure Time: 60.00 sec.
Filter: Clear
Focus Value: 1775
Zoom: Out
Dr. Jozef Kozár is a scientist and writer, studying planets, Solar System, and robotic space exploration missions. He is the author of seven books, author of several hundred articles published in various scientific and popular magazines, a former public speaker, and a documentary movies/TV guest.
Jozef's Mars research and the “GNSS for Mars” project became well known especially in 2015 when it attracted many local and worldwide media. Jozef earned his Ph.D. in the field of aerospace from the Technical University of Kosice in 2016. During his following career, he left his home country and completed a professional university course in planetary science – the science of the Solar System, at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, California in 2019. View all posts by Joe
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