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Discovering Sagittarius A*

Chapter 1

The invisible anchor at the center

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Chapter 2

Taking the first picture of a monster

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Chapter 3

Extreme physics in the danger zone

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Chapter 4

The past and future of our black hole

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Master of Discovering Sagittarius A*

Ch 2 · Taking the first picture of a monster
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Solving the ultimate global data puzzle

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Fun Fact

Data transit: The Event Horizon Telescope collected so much data that shipping physical hard drives by airplane was faster than using the internet.

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The glowing orange donut of gas

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Quiz

In what year was the first image of Sagittarius A* released to the public?

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Gossip

What did the first image of Sagittarius A* look like?

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What technique combines multiple radio telescopes to act as one giant dish?

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How did scientists transport the massive data collected by the Event Horizon Telescope?

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What color is the glowing ring of gas in the famous image of Sagittarius A*?

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Which telescope location delayed data processing due to extreme winter weather?

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Why can't we directly see the black hole itself in the EHT image?

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What is the name of the global telescope network that imaged Sagittarius A*?

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Why was Sagittarius A* harder to image than the larger M87* black hole?

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