Geoff Bower
@gbower.bsky.social
Director of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
New science from the EHT!
From Samantha Wong: We have a new EHT image of a supermassive black hole, but that’s not all! Today’s paper gives us a multiwavelength view of M87 during a gamma-ray flare. 🔭✨️
astrobites.org/2024/05/13/e...
astrobites.org/2024/05/13/e...
Catching a gamma-ray flare with the Event Horizon Telescope & friends
We have a new EHT image of a supermassive black hole, but that’s not all! Today’s paper gives us a multiwavelength view of M87 during a gamma-ray flare.
astrobites.org
May 13, 2024 at 8:26 PM
New science from the EHT!
Reposted by Geoff Bower
I think we don’t appreciate how much energy we get from the sun. 🧪
The US will lose more than 30 gigawatts of solar energy during the total eclipse — roughly the output of 30 nuclear reactors — as sunlight is blocked during prime generating hours
Solar Eclipse to Cut US Solar by 30 Gigawatts
The US will lose more than 30 gigawatts of solar energy during Monday’s total eclipse — roughly the output of 30 nuclear reactors — as sunlight is blocked during prime generating hours.
www.bloomberg.com
April 8, 2024 at 6:48 PM
I think we don’t appreciate how much energy we get from the sun. 🧪
Reposted by Geoff Bower
And....Event Horizon Telescope 🔭🧪 Campaign 2024 is off to a roaring start with a trigger on the first night! We'll be observing our two favourite supermassive black holes, together with a wide array of other space/ground facilities! Sometimes we see them go bang if we're lucky! 📸 #EHT
April 3, 2024 at 9:12 PM
And....Event Horizon Telescope 🔭🧪 Campaign 2024 is off to a roaring start with a trigger on the first night! We'll be observing our two favourite supermassive black holes, together with a wide array of other space/ground facilities! Sometimes we see them go bang if we're lucky! 📸 #EHT
Reposted by Geoff Bower
BEWARE FAKE ECLIPSE GLASSES!
PoS people are out there selling garbage that will damage your eyes. The American Astronomical Society has a guide to good buying:
aas.org/press/americ...
PoS people are out there selling garbage that will damage your eyes. The American Astronomical Society has a guide to good buying:
aas.org/press/americ...
American Astronomical Society Warns of Counterfeit & Fake Eclipse Glasses | American Astronomical Society
With the April 8th North American total solar eclipse just over two weeks away, potentially unsafe eclipse glasses are polluting the marketplace. Buyer beware!
aas.org
March 22, 2024 at 3:03 PM
BEWARE FAKE ECLIPSE GLASSES!
PoS people are out there selling garbage that will damage your eyes. The American Astronomical Society has a guide to good buying:
aas.org/press/americ...
PoS people are out there selling garbage that will damage your eyes. The American Astronomical Society has a guide to good buying:
aas.org/press/americ...
Exciting new results on M87 from the Event Horizon Telescope! 🔭
press.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/ASIAA_TAIWAN...
press.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/ASIAA_TAIWAN...
January 18, 2024 at 8:05 AM
Exciting new results on M87 from the Event Horizon Telescope! 🔭
press.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/ASIAA_TAIWAN...
press.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/ASIAA_TAIWAN...
The EHT has revealed the strong magnetic fields of the M87* black hole in a new light. An analysis of light in circular polarization supports earlier findings that the magnetic field near M87* is strong enough to occasionally stop black hole accretion.
eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/superma...
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eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/superma...
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November 8, 2023 at 8:41 PM
The EHT has revealed the strong magnetic fields of the M87* black hole in a new light. An analysis of light in circular polarization supports earlier findings that the magnetic field near M87* is strong enough to occasionally stop black hole accretion.
eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/superma...
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eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/superma...
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