Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Flared, Growing 75 Times as Bright for a Few Hours

Re:Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Flared, Growing 75 Times as B... by antognini on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @11:16PM (#20692454)

Yes, in your own reference frame you are stationary. So by definition all observers are at the same speed in their own reference frame, namely zero. What I was trying to say is that the velocity of the Earth relative to the Milky Way's SMBH is small compared to the speed of light.

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Re:Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Flared, Growing 75 Times as B... by MichaelApproved on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @09:44AM (#20695480)

Thanks for the clarification. This stuff can be clear and confusing at the same time.

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