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This video (that I found on the ESO website) gives an amazing sense of scale, and how absolutely far away Sagittarius A* is.
re: more nerdy black hole content about Sag A*
@maddiefuzz I have been reading it all day; but how does one pronounce the A* bit of it?
I've been saying "Ayy Star" in my head
re: more nerdy black hole content about Sag A*
@rgegriff If you watch the videos in the public google drive folder, they pronounce it "Sagittarius A Star"
re: more nerdy black hole content about Sag A*
@maddiefuzz thanks! I'm planning on watching, but I haven't been in a place to yet
@maddiefuzz I believe the comparison I've seen most recently was comparing it to trying to see a donut on the moon.
more nerdy black hole content about Sag A*
More cool stuff I'm finding:
An explanation of how it was captured, and the size difference betwen M87 and Sagittarius A*:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Lxp5bGrraZrdMShWBIoi7rRdSypAadC/view?usp=sharing
The EHT public google drive directory with more supplemental media:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qL32vH8n1QdiCz8ppNblYDPi6iwF2NAd?usp=sharing
Map of the institutions and telescopes that make up the EHT:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1F92wGmbGg4dRiDtr1_s9RkiZFqBDUhPa&ll=-3.81666561775622e-14%2C-106.67306499999995&z=1