Re:Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the h...
by kloch on Thursday May 12, 2022 @11:47AM
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How many seconds of observation data are required for one of these images?
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Re:Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the h...
by KAMSPioneer on Thursday May 12, 2022 @02:46PM
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For the entire image? I'm not sure, but a lot. Usually an EHT observing session is days in length, and the responsible astronomer(s) will reside at the telescope for a week or so...but I don't believe that 100% of that time is spent feeding data into the collectors. I can ask my coworker tomorrow for clarification on the actual observing time and post an update.