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first clear image of blackhole (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] Dettweiler42 59 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This image is polarization lines drawn over the original to attempt to give more detail. You can see the original behind it

From the article:

The lines mark the orientation of polarization, which is related to the magnetic field around the shadow of the black hole.