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Messier 87 (M87), also known as Virgo A, is a supergiant elliptical galaxy that serves as a cornerstone for modern astrophysics. Located approximately away in the constellation Virgo, it is one of the most massive and luminous galaxies in the local universe, anchoring the heart of the Virgo Cluster . The Historic Black Hole: M87*

: Follow-up observations, including polarized light images released in 2021, have mapped the strong magnetic fields at the black hole’s edge. These fields are critical for understanding how the black hole launches its signature jets. Messier 87 (M87), also known as Virgo A,

: It is estimated to be 6.5 billion times the mass of the Sun . These fields are critical for understanding how the

: The famous 2019 image shows a bright, asymmetrical ring of light surrounding a dark central "shadow". This ring is caused by light bending in the intense gravity of the black hole, with the brighter side resulting from the Doppler effect as material rotates toward Earth. This ring is caused by light bending in

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  Practice Sharing II is the second online presentation of diverse approaches to language-based practice within the field of artistic research, published by the Society for Artistic Research Special Interest Group for Language-based Artistic Research. The Practice Sharing includes contributions from: -- Annette Arlander -- Dave Ball -- Juan Pablo Gaviria Bedoya -- Sue Brind & Jim Harold -- Katrina Brown -- Arturas Bukauskas -- Julia Calver -- Delphine Chapuis Schmitz -- Emma Cocker -- Joanna Cook -- Adélia Santos Costa -- Mike Croft -- Kimberly Campanello -- Kostas Daflos -- Cordula Daus -- Janhavi Dhamankar & Minou Tsambika Polleros -- Martin.P. Eccles -- C.C. Elian -- Federico Eisner Sagues -- João Emediato -- Kate Fahey -- Rob Flint -- Lynda Gaudreau -- Sandra Golubjevaite -- Sara Gomez -- Vanessa Graf -- Maria Hedman Hvitfeldt, Mamdooh Afdile & Alexander Skantze -- Kirsi Heimonen & Leena Rouhiainen -- rosie heinrich with An_assembling_“I” -- Steffi Hofer -- Marianne Holm Hansen -- Rolf Hughes -- James Jack -- Benjamin Jenner -- Christina Marie Jespersen -- Molly Joyce -- Krystyna Kulisiewicz -- Andrea Liu -- Ling Liu -- Barb Macek -- Yorgos Maraziotis -- Klaus Maunuksela -- Annie Morrad -- Amelie Mourgue d'Algue -- Antrianna Moutoula -- Peta Murray -- Elena Peytchinska & Thomas Ballhausen -- Julieanna Preston -- Maya Rasker -- Sarah Rinderer -- Hanns Holger Rutz -- Maryam Ramezankhani --- Marianna Stefanitsi -- Anie Toole -- Tao G. Vrhovec Sambolec -- Sarah Scaife -- Litó Walkey -- Kai Ziegner -- Practice Sharing II is co-edited by Emma Cocker, Cordula Daus and Lena Séraphin. Designed + compiled by Emma Cocker. For more on the Society for Artistic Research Special Interest Group (SAR SIG) for Language-based Artistic research see here - https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/835089/835129
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Messier 87 (M87), also known as Virgo A, is a supergiant elliptical galaxy that serves as a cornerstone for modern astrophysics. Located approximately away in the constellation Virgo, it is one of the most massive and luminous galaxies in the local universe, anchoring the heart of the Virgo Cluster . The Historic Black Hole: M87*

: Follow-up observations, including polarized light images released in 2021, have mapped the strong magnetic fields at the black hole’s edge. These fields are critical for understanding how the black hole launches its signature jets.

: It is estimated to be 6.5 billion times the mass of the Sun .

: The famous 2019 image shows a bright, asymmetrical ring of light surrounding a dark central "shadow". This ring is caused by light bending in the intense gravity of the black hole, with the brighter side resulting from the Doppler effect as material rotates toward Earth.