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Currently Playing: An Introduction to the EHT | Event Horizon Telescope

It’s Black Hole Week! The journey to capture an image of a black hole is not an easy one. Learn about the challenges the Event Horizon Telescope has overcome to see the unseeable! ---------- The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is an international collaboration that captured the first image of a black hole by creating a virtual Earth-sized telescope. To learn more, you can check out our website at https://eventhorizontelescope.org/​. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ehtelescope​ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ehtelescope/​ Or follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ehtelescope/​ ---------- Credits: Animation: Chris Jones (https://www.chrisjonesanimation.com/) Screenplay: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/sao/) Narration: Alex Hanson (https://alexhanson13.wordpress.com/) Edits: Sara Issaoun Funded by: National Science Foundation (https://www.nsf.gov/)