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Show HN: Physically accurate black hole simulation using your iPhone camera

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313 points yunyu | 3 comments | 19 Nov 24 17:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.624s | source
1. gigatexal ◴[19 Nov 24 19:10 UTC] No.42186995[source]▶
Instant download for me. I’m a sucker for anything black hole related.
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2. lupsasca ◴[19 Nov 24 19:18 UTC] No.42187064[source]▶
Glad to hear that! You'll probably also enjoy reading about the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX): a proposed space mission that will take the sharpest images in the history of astronomy and resolve the "photon ring" of orbiting light around a black hole. https://www.blackholeexplorer.org/
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3. gigatexal ◴[19 Nov 24 19:47 UTC] No.42187353[source]▶
I had no idea! Thank you!!