Astronomers receive ERC Synergy Grant to make colour movies of black holes and build new telescope in Africa [Forum Online, University of Namibia, December 2022]

Title:

Astronomers receive ERC Synergy Grant to make colour movies of black holes and build new telescope in Africa

 

Author:

Michael Backes

 

Published:

FORUM Online, University of Namibia, 14 December 2022

https://forumonline.unam.edu.na/astronomers-receive-erc-synergy-grant-to-make-colour-movies-of-black-holes-and-build-new-telescope-in-africa/

 

From the news article:

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Synergy Grant, named “BlackHolistic”, of 14 million Euro to a team of Dutch, British, Finnish, and Namibian astronomers to make colour movies of black holes. They will build the first-ever African millimetre-wave radio telescope in Namibia to achieve their goal. The telescope will take part in the global Event Horizon Telescope network that became famous for making the first image of a black hole. The new grant will help to transform this network from making still images towards making movies and to understand black holes across the entire Universe.