Tag Archive for 'Interferometry'

Time-averaged image of a general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulation of the supermassive black hole in Messier 87. Image credit: Johnson et al, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz1310.

Astronomers Discover Way to Get Sharp Images of Black Hole’s Photon Rings

Mar 19, 2020 by News Staff

In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration released stunning images of the supermassive black hole in Messier 87, a giant elliptical...

This artist’s impression shows HR 8799e. Image credit: L. Calçada / ESO.

GRAVITY Reveals Details of Storm-Wracked HR 8799e using Optical Interferometry

Mar 28, 2019 by News Staff

ESO’s GRAVITY instrument, a second generation imaging instrument installed on the Very Large Telescope Interferometer, has made the first direct observation...

This image shows the spiral Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151, also known as the Eye of Sauron. Image credit: NASA.

Astronomers Measure Distance to Eye of Sauron (NGC 4151)

Nov 27, 2014 by News Staff

A team of astronomers led by Dr Sebastian Hoenig from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southampton has developed a new method for determining...