From apotd:
Inspired by the first direct detection of gravitational waves in 2015, this simulation plays in slow motion but would take about one third of a second if run in real time. Set on a cosmic stage, the black holes are posed in front of stars, gas, and dust. Their extreme gravity lenses the light from behind them into Einstein rings as they spiral closer and finally merge into one.
The otherwise invisible gravitational waves generated as the massive objects rapidly coalesce cause the visible image to ripple and slosh both inside and outside the Einstein rings even after the black holes have merged.
Dubbed GW150914, the gravitational waves detected by LIGO are consistent with the merger of 36 and 31 solar mass black holes at a distance of 1.3 billion light-years. The final, single black hole has 63 times the mass of the Sun, with the remaining 3 solar masses converted into energy radiated in gravitational waves.
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BSRsays...Photo looks like a pig nose or Owl eyes
Just sayin'
noimssays...I didn't notice the pig's nose, but I did tag it with 'freaky owl'. Tempted to go back and edit in 'giant snout' but I'm happy with my choice.
Photo looks like a pig nose or Owl eyes
Just sayin'
siftbotsays...Moving this video to noims's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.
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