M87 Black Hole Jet
M87 Black Hole Jet
Equipment used:
Telescope: Celestron C8 SCT with 0.63x reducer-corrector
Camera: ZWO 1600MM Pro with ZWO L filter
Guiding equipment: None
Mount: Skywatcher AZEQ6 GT
Total exposure time: 10 sec. only
Imaging site: Aylesbury, UK
My 7 y.o. wanted to see a black hole. After agreeing that we cannot 'see' a black hole, we settled on the next best thing.. to see a jet from an active black hole. He stayed awake till 10:30 in the night to see it. You can see it here as well.. at 6 o'clock in the above image..
Key Features:
Distance: 53 million light-years
Size: 1000s of light years.