ESOcast 173: First Successful Test of Einstein’s General Relativity Near Supermassive Black Hole

Observations made with ESO’s Very Large Telescope have for the first time revealed the effects predicted by Einstein’s general relativity on the motion of a star passing through the extreme gravitational field near the supermassive black hole in the centre of the Milky Way. This long-sought result represents the climax of a 26-year-long observation campaign using ESO’s telescopes in Chile.

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Directed by: Calum Turner and Herbert Zodet. 
Editing: Herbert Zodet. 
Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Calum Turner and Richard Hook. 
Narration: Sara Mendes da Costa. 
Music: STAN DART (www.stan-dart.com) and Johan B. Monell (www.johanmonell.com). 
Footage and photos: ESO, MPE, M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada, spaceengine.org, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), Digitized Sky Survey 2, GRAVITY Collaboration, C. Malin (christophmalin.com), Liam Young/Unknown Fields, Gianluca Lombardi (glphoto.it), B. Tafreshi (twanight.org), Naumann Film GmbH (naumann-film.de), H. Zodet and  John Colosimo (colosimophotography.com). 
Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.

Om videon

ID:eso1825a
Publiceringsdatum:26 juli 2018 14:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1825
Relaterade organisationsmeddelanden:ann18058
Speltid:07 m 32 s
Frame rate:30 fps

Om objektet

Namn:Milky Way Galactic Centre
Typ:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole
Kategori:ESOcast
Quasars and Black Holes

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