February 16, 2023

The results of the observations of the quasar NRAO 530 produced using the various methods to processed the data

An article published in “The Astrophysical Journal” reports the study of the quasar NRAO 530 conducted within the EHT (Event Horizon Telescope) project, which uses a combination of radio telescopes around the world to obtain images of areas around supermassive black holes. In this case, these are the innermost areas of NRAO 530, where gas and dust are heated to the point of generating strong electromagnetic emissions. About 7.5 billion light-years from the Earth, it’s the farthest supermassive black hole observed so far by the EHT project. The new details obtained on the structures present in this quasar’s central region are useful to understand the processes taking place in that extreme environment.