Animation of a black hole swallowing a star

This animation is an artist’s impression of how the material of a star fell towards the black hole at the centre of a distant galaxy, producing jets of matter and radiation. Because the jets are pointing almost towards us, the event, called AT2022cmc, could be discovered from Earth with an optical telescope for the first time.

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ESO/M.Kornmesser

About the Video

Id:eso2216a
Release date:30 November 2022, 17:00
Related releases:eso2216
Duration:14 s
Frame rate:25 fps

About the Object

Name:AT2022cmc
Type:Early Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Black Hole
Category:Quasars and Black Holes

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