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Episode 80: Picturing the Bach Hole

Episode 80: Picturing the Bach Hole

FromThe Titanium Physicists Podcast


Episode 80: Picturing the Bach Hole

FromThe Titanium Physicists Podcast

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Length:
95 minutes
Released:
Aug 21, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Adal Rifai from "Hello From the Magic Tavern" joins us to talk about the first PHOTOGRAPH of a black hole by the Event Horizon Telescope.  Our guide through this amazing story are Dr. Leo Stein and Dr. Katie Bouman.  We learn the basics of Black holes, and the interferometry performed by the Event Horizon Telescope, and then about the complicated image processing which needed to be done to interpret all of that amazing, messy data!
Released:
Aug 21, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (96)

Dr. Ben Tippett and his team of physicists believe that anyone can understand physics. Black Holes! Lightning! Coronal Mass Ejections! Quantum Mechanics! Fortnightly, they explain a topic from advanced physics, using explanations, experiments and fun metaphors to a non-physicist guest. Visit the website to see a list of topics sorted by physics field.