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Heino Falcke

ASTRON, Dinwgeloo
University of Nijmegen, Dept. of Astronomy
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (Bonn)

A Web-Slideshow with images and animations taking you into the Galactic Center and its supermassive Black Hole.

New: For images related to the April 1, 2004 Science paper and press release on the size of Sagittarius A*, look at slide 12 and slide 10 and also subsequent slides.
A press release will be issued by NRAO (please respect the embargo which also applies to slide 12).

For images and movies related to an earlier press release on the shadow of the black hole click here. German and English press releases from 2000 are also available.

I have written a review on the black hole in the Galactic Center for Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, which may be of interest for the more scientifically inclined reader. There is also a text book for graduate students on "The Galactic Black Hole" (eds. H. Falcke, and F. Hehl) available from IOP Publishing.

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