Snow in Hawaiʻi? That’s showbiz, baby.
On Maunakea, Submillimeter Array (SMA) antennas are rolling for the M87* MOVIE campaign- working through ice, wind, and snow.
Mahalo to our Hawaiʻi colleagues braving the elements!
Photo credit: Leslie Shirkey
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Lights, camera… submillimeter action.
Image 1: The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) on Maunakea, observing for the M87* MOVIE campaign.
Image 2: The observing team on opening night- running the show behind the scenes.
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Unexpected EHT intern alert!
This bird had gotten lost in the fog and appeared at the IRAM 30-m control room door- more than 1,500 meters above its usual habitat.
After a brief "internship," it was safely released back into nature the next morning.
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Watch one of the telescopes behind the M87 MOVIE campaign in action - the IRAM 30-meter telescope, located at nearly 3,000 meters high, near Pico Veleta in the Sierra Nevada, Spain.
📸 Credit: Manuel Castillo
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Eleven telescopes.
Countless scientists, engineers, and operators.
One goal: a movie of the black hole in M87.
The M87 MOVIE campaign is now underway.
Participating telescopes:
ALMA • APEX • GLT • JCMT• KP12M • KVN • LMT • NOEMA • PV30M • SMA • SMT
Follow along as the campaign unfolds.
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