Black Holes

2 images, each with verified provenance.

• A fuzzy bright orange ring of light surrounding a dark central region — the shadow of a black hole.

  M87* — supermassive black hole in Messier 87

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  The First Image of a Black Hole (M87*)

  Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration

• A bright, slightly lumpy orange ring around a dark centre — the shadow of the Milky Way's black hole.

  Sagittarius A* — the Milky Way's central black hole

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  Sagittarius A* — The Milky Way's Black Hole

  Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration