[New post] A Black Hole at the Bullseye

wjjhoge posted: "The rings in this image surround a black hole that is part of a binary system called V404 Cygni. Located about 7,800 light years away from Earth, the black hole is sucking material away from a companion star. The material in the rings glows in X-rays, so " hogewash A Black Hole at the Bullseye wjjhoge Jun 3 The rings in this image surround a black hole that is part of a binary system called V404 Cygni. Located about 7,800 light years away from Earth, the black hole is sucking material away from a companion star. The material in the rings glows in X-rays, so astronomers refer to such systems as "X-ray binaries." The x-ray images of the rings were captured by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. (I designed some of the assemblies in the power and thermal control systems for one of the instruments on Swift. Image Credits X-ray: NASA / CXC / U.Wisc-Madison / S. Heinz et al. Optical / IR: Pan-STARR Comment Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from hogewash. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://hogewash.com/2022/06/03/a-black-hole-at-the-bullseye/ Powered by WordPress.com