A view of the Milky Way supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* in polarised light

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, who produced the first ever image of our Milky Way black hole released in 2022, has captured a new view of the massive object at the centre of our Galaxy: how it looks in polarised light. This is the first time astronomers have been able to measure polarisation, a signature of magnetic fields, this close to the edge of Sagittarius A*. This image shows the polarised view of the Milky Way black hole. The lines overlaid on this image mark the orientation of polarisation, which is related to the magnetic field around the shadow of the black hole.

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EHT Collaboration

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso2406a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:27 mars 2024 14:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso2406
Taille:3600 x 3600 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Sagittarius A*
Type:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole
Constellation:Sagittarius
Catégorie:Quasars and Black Holes

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Coordinates

Position (RA):17 45 40.04
Position (Dec):-29° 0' 28.24"
Field of view:0.00 x 0.00 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Millimétrique1.3 mmEvent Horizon Telescope