News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video]. Parent comment

Re:Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video] by khamoud on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @06:14PM (#19629290)
He isn't explaining why the blackhole would look like a fuzzy coffee mug stain. He's explaining why the _picture_ of the blackhole will look like a fuzzy coffee mug stain.

To your point, it's like taking a picture of Uranus with film and waiting for it to develop. People familiar with the matter can guess what the _image_ will look like not what Uranus actually looks like.

This is all very clear in the first 25 seconds of the video if you actually listen to what he's saying.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video] by wallace_f on Saturday April 13, 2019 @08:11AM (#19652526)
The first 25 seconds of this video actually does not have sound. The 25 seconds after he begins talking is him talking about Einstein and history.

Unless I'm misunderstanding your intentions and you just meant that as a condescending insult?

[ Parent | on HN ]