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First accurate image of the appearance of a black hole, made using punch cards on an IBM 7040. 1979 (imgur.com)
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[–] TCGM@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If this is from 1979 why the hell did media have the wrong black hole visualizations for 4 more decades

[–] Aremel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Is this a simulation? I thought the first image of a black hole was in 2019?