36B solar mass black hole at centre of the Cosmic Horseshoe gravitational lens

Re:36B solar mass black hole at centre of the Cosmic Horsesh... by qualeed on Monday August 11, 2025 @12:44PM (#44866366)

PBS Spacetime had an episode somewhat recently about a black hole which is growing at many (hundreds? thousands? I forget) times the Eddington Limit. And, as far as I remember, it isn't the only one to exceed the Eddington Limit - just the one with the record for how much it exceeded it.

I'll try to dig it up when I'm not at work (or if I remember the exact episode through the day).

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Re:36B solar mass black hole at centre of the Cosmic Horsesh... by orra on Monday August 11, 2025 @03:59PM (#44868760)

I remember this episode too. The answer is four thousand times bigger than the Eddington Limit. Blimey!

The episode is called “The NEW Ultimate Energy Limit of the Universe”. https://youtube.com/watch?v=0rzgYzbzq5Q

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