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How to image a black hole

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Date & Time

Thu, 26 Mar 2026

19:00

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About this event

Professor Heino Falcke discusses the challenges of imaging black holes.

Why you should come

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• Hear Prof. Falcke discuss imaging black holes, shielded by an event horizon.

• Learn how the EHT captured the first image of a black hole in galaxy M87.

Event Highlights

  • Learn about the challenges of imaging a black hole.
  • Discover how the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) captured the first-ever image of a black hole.
  • Hear about the imaging of the black hole at the center of our Milky Way.
  • Explore the construction of a new telescope in Africa and future space missions.

Speaker

Heino Falcke

Professor, Radboud University Nijmegen

What to bring / Requirements

  • No knowledge of physics required

Organized by: University of Oxford Department of Physics

Contact: Leanne.odonnell@physics.ox.ac.uk

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