Watch Stars Move Around our Galaxy’s Central Black Hole (ESOcast 248 Light)
To learn more about the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, Sgr A*, scientists zoomed in towards our galaxy's centre with the help of ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer to watch how stars move around Sgr A*. This video summarises what they found.
Credit:ESO
Directed by: Herbert Zodet and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Juliet Hannay and Giulio Mazzolo.
Music: Stellardrone — Satellite.
Footage and photos: ESO, GRAVITY collaboration, L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, Liam Young and B. Tafreshi (twanight.org).
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.
About the Video
| Id: | eso2119a |
| Release date: | 14 December 2021, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2119 |
| Duration: | 01 m 35 s |
| Frame rate: | 25 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Sagittarius A* |
| Type: | Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Category: | ESOcast Quasars and Black Holes |
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