This is a very interesting image of the Black Hole named Pictor A.
![[Image: rs=w:403,h:248]](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/0caf148a-e66e-4917-aaee-9337caa564ee/combined.jpg/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:403,h:248)
There it is in the center busily gobbling up the 2 stars circling around it.
What is unique about it is the viewing angle is from the top down which as far as we know is - it is the only time such an image has been taken from that angle.
So my team processed it and were quite surprised with the results -
![[Image: rs=w:1280,h:763]](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/0caf148a-e66e-4917-aaee-9337caa564ee/BH03www.atnf.csiro.au2%20abxw%2098%20GB16122920-0001.jpg/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:1280,h:763)
It reminds me of science class in school where they put a sheet of paper over a magnet and poured iron filings over it.
The magnetic forces of this thing obviously must be tremendous!
![[Image: rs=w:403,h:248]](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/0caf148a-e66e-4917-aaee-9337caa564ee/combined.jpg/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:403,h:248)
There it is in the center busily gobbling up the 2 stars circling around it.
What is unique about it is the viewing angle is from the top down which as far as we know is - it is the only time such an image has been taken from that angle.
So my team processed it and were quite surprised with the results -
![[Image: rs=w:1280,h:763]](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/0caf148a-e66e-4917-aaee-9337caa564ee/BH03www.atnf.csiro.au2%20abxw%2098%20GB16122920-0001.jpg/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:1280,h:763)
It reminds me of science class in school where they put a sheet of paper over a magnet and poured iron filings over it.
The magnetic forces of this thing obviously must be tremendous!
![[Image: rs=w:984,h:584]](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/0caf148a-e66e-4917-aaee-9337caa564ee/IMG_6761%20WM.jpg/:/rs=w:984,h:584)
![[Image: MhTqX5G.png]](https://i.imgur.com/MhTqX5G.png)
![[Image: :]](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/0caf148a-e66e-4917-aaee-9337caa564ee/517%20dt%20WM.jpg/:/)
![[Image: rs=w:719,h:406]](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/0caf148a-e66e-4917-aaee-9337caa564ee/T2TE5A2%20WM.jpg/:/rs=w:719,h:406)
![[Image: :]](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/0caf148a-e66e-4917-aaee-9337caa564ee/Full%20frame%2029%20Dt%20Crop%20WM.jpg/:/)
![[Image: rs=w:403,h:405]](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/0caf148a-e66e-4917-aaee-9337caa564ee/SnapShot114221%20WM.jpg/:/rs=w:403,h:405)
![[Image: :]](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/0caf148a-e66e-4917-aaee-9337caa564ee/Hl6Jluq%20WM.jpg/:/)
![[Image: rs=w:984,h:874]](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/0caf148a-e66e-4917-aaee-9337caa564ee/SQ3P34Q%20WM.jpg/:/rs=w:984,h:874)
![[Image: pictora_w22.jpg]](https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2016/pictora/pictora_w22.jpg)
![[Image: pictora_w44.jpg]](https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2016/pictora/pictora_w44.jpg)
![[Image: pictora.jpg]](https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2016/pictora/pictora.jpg)
![[Image: OgUrfGY.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/OgUrfGY.jpg)
![[Image: OahWSWC.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/OahWSWC.jpg)
![[Image: SScXclK.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/SScXclK.jpg)