We May Soon Capture The First Real Image Of A Black Hole

[LordFerret]

Here's the article...
http://www.popsci.com/new-algorithm-might-help-us-see-black-holes

 

However, I can give you a sneak preview right now ...

[cubinator]

3 hours ago, LordFerret said:

Yeah, could you maybe just zoom out just a tiny bit? That'd be great.

[p1t1o]

I love the way it distorts the view of the blackness behind it.

[Xorth Tanovar]

...damn thing sucked my monitor in. Now how in heck am I supposed to see it?

[Daeridanii]

I'm quite impressed with the blinking light that is just touching the event horizon. It would be perfect if it wasn't blinking. Or a light. 

[cubinator]

2 hours ago, Daeridanii said:

I'm quite impressed with the blinking light that is just touching the event horizon. It would be perfect if it wasn't blinking. Or a light. 

I swear that wasn't there when this thread started! 

[LordFerret]

2 hours ago, cubinator said:

I swear that wasn't there when this thread started! 

It was, right from the git-go. I stole the image from Wiki Commons... it's supposed to be the Windows "Black Screen of Death".

[kerbiloid]

It's a pair of virtual particles continuously appearing near the event horizon.
One particle flyes to you, and you see a white dot (a white line — due to relativistic effects), another one is consumed by the black hole.

Btw this means that black hole fills almost all picture, except of the upper left corner. It's huge.

Edited June 8, 2016 by kerbiloid

[p1t1o]

I reckon its even money that if in the deep future we manage to explore a black hole "up close" we find that it actually does have a little command prompt in the top left. I mean, it would explain some things.

Just....don't type anything, ok?

[LordFerret]

2 hours ago, p1t1o said:

we find that it actually does have a little command prompt in the top left

That would truly ruin my day. lol

[RizzoTheRat]

c:\>Format universe

[p1t1o]

5 minutes ago, RizzoTheRat said:

c:\>Format universe

...and there was light
 

[Tex Mechs Robot]

1 minute ago, p1t1o said:

...and there was light
 

and it was good.

[cubinator]

DROP TABLE protons

[LordFerret]

And then.....

[legoclone09]

I assume the prompt is Linux? Microsoft might sue over that if it was.

[Kerbart]

I came for the obligatory black rectangle, and I was not disappointed.

[LordFerret]

8 hours ago, cubinator said:

DROP TABLE protons

Hey wait a minute... do you have 'DROP' privileges for that table?

[cubinator]

1 hour ago, LordFerret said:

Hey wait a minute... do you have 'DROP' privileges for that table?

Crap, do I need admin rights? I guess I have to sell my soul for the password.