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French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet created the first-ever simulation of a black hole, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Using an IBM 7040 computer and hand-plotting techniques with India ink, he calculated how light from an accretion disk would be distorted by gravity, producing a "distorted eye" image remarkably similar to modern direct imaging

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[โ€“] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Huh, I thought that shape was first discovered by Interstellar.

[โ€“] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 9 points 7 hours ago

It was, but it was first discovered by this guy first.

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