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Article: First Image of Black Hole Released

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Three of Seven, Wed 10 Apr, 2019 2:15 PM
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    Cool!
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    Neato
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    An amazing presentation.

    Although what we see is in fact an image many-many years in the past. This galaxy is almost 54 million light years from us.
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    And here is the video of the presentation:

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    Beautiful I’m its own unique way!
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    This is a great day for our planet !
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    Size of our entire solar system? I’ll be damned...

    So wait, that black hole could have the power to pull-in nearby solar systems too?
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    It's a very beautiful and amazing picture. Sadly Stephen Hawking couldn't see it.
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    It's a very beautiful and amazing picture. Sadly Stephen Hawking couldn't see it.
    I believe he is seeing it...
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