Re: black hole information (non)paradox

[Larry Cartwright <exit60@CABLESPEED.COM>]

danmacisaac wrote:
> Actually a great Black Hole website was just recommended to me:
> Galactic Center Research at the Max Plank Society
> <http://www.mpe-garching.mpg.de/www_ir/GC/gc.html>
> This site shows time-lapse images (actual data, not simulation)
> of stars at the center of our galaxy orbiting around what is almost
> certainly a black hole ...

This is certainly a compelling series of observations, especially
impressive when displayed in "movie" format.  Well worth waiting for the
lengthy download!  Thanks, Dan.

This is probably ho-hum stuff to younger folks, but it is astonishing to
me how much technological progress has been made in astronomy and
astrophysics within my lifetime!  When I first studied astro back in the
60's, the galactic center was "hidden" by great fields of dust and
shrouded in mystery.  Now here I am just 40 years later downloading 1
micron K-band images of the galactic central parsec from Germany while
sitting in my home office!  What a great time for a fan of applied
physics to be living in!

Best wishes,

Larry

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Larry Cartwright            Retired Physics Teacher
<exit60@cablespeed.com>     Charlotte MI 48813 USA
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