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Re:Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the h... by jasonwatkinspdx on Thursday May 12, 2022 @05:42PM (#31360475)
They absolutely could, but doing so would be a pointless waste of nontrivial resources.
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Re:Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the h... by m_mueller on Thursday May 12, 2022 @09:54PM (#31362360)
That doesn’t seem a waste to me. Use the same algorithm, data pipeline and sensors to take imagines of some far away galaxies that are well imaged already, see what you get. If it matches it will certainly be a good argument against the doubters.
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