r/spaceporn • u/npjprods • Jan 16 '22

The first simulated image of a black hole, calculated with an IBM 7040 computer using 1960 punch cards and hand-plotted by French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet in 1978 Pro/Processed

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u/B-the-Excellent Jan 16 '22

It's definitely got to do with the contrast. Just something about old IBM tech kind of feels alien sometimes.

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u/cos_tan_za Jan 16 '22

But also the blackness of the hole.

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u/winterbird Jan 16 '22

Personally, I like how the black hole is black in the hole part.

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u/KeegalyKnight Jan 16 '22

Hey! That’s my favorite part too!

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u/Eli_eve Jan 16 '22

I wonder if r/PixelArt would like it.

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u/cubelith Jan 16 '22

Not quite the same, but worth crossposting probably

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u/uberflieger Jan 16 '22

they would love it!