The first event-horizon-scale image of the M87 black hole shows a 42 microarcsecond diameter ring with a central brightness depression, consistent with the shadow of a Kerr black hole.
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The EHT team reports the array configuration, instrumentation upgrades, and performance metrics that supported the 2017 global VLBI campaign and M87 black hole imaging at ~25 micro-arcsecond resolution.
The EHT collaboration developed and validated three calibration pipelines for 1.3mm VLBI observations, revealing variability in M87's compact emission.
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First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole
The first event-horizon-scale image of the M87 black hole shows a 42 microarcsecond diameter ring with a central brightness depression, consistent with the shadow of a Kerr black hole.
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First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. II. Array and Instrumentation
The EHT team reports the array configuration, instrumentation upgrades, and performance metrics that supported the 2017 global VLBI campaign and M87 black hole imaging at ~25 micro-arcsecond resolution.
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First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. III. Data Processing and Calibration
The EHT collaboration developed and validated three calibration pipelines for 1.3mm VLBI observations, revealing variability in M87's compact emission.