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[Interview] Event Horizon Telescope. But 10 Times Better
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We got two images of supermassive black hole with the Event Horizon Telescope. But can we make it better? How can we take the telescope to the next level and resolve a photon ring of a black hole? Finding out with Ben Hudson, System Engineer from KISPE Space.
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00:00 Intro
01:50 What is a photon ring
04:56 Structure around black holes
08:36 How can we resolve the photon ring
12:51 Making the Event Horizon Telescope bigger
44:28 What can we learn from the photon ring
53:10 Final thoughts and more interviews
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