Jan 15 - 1st Black Hole Image

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Scientists expect 1st direct black hole image soon In 2018, scientists hope to obtain the 1st-ever direct image of a black hole's event horizon. They're targeting the 4-million-solar-mass black hole at the heart of our Milky Way. Whirlpool movement seen in earliest galaxies Astronomers looked back to a time only 800 years after the Big Bang and found whirlpool shapes in small galaxies. Close and far moons in 2018    The moon swings farthest from Earth for the year today, just 2 weeks after coming closest to Earth for the year on January 1. Tonight … Find Achernar, the End of the River The bright, southerly star Achernar marks the end of the River in the constellation Eridanus.

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Find Achernar, the End of the River Many who live at northerly latitudes make a game of trying to catch a glimpse of Achernar, when they travel south.

Best photos: Morning planets David Rojas in Guatemala City, Guatemala caught all 4 planets – Jupiter and Mars above, Saturn and Mercury below – and the moon Saturday morning. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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