UPDATED 4/11/19 – Exclusive look at videos/first image of a black hole from Dr. Doeleman and the team of Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) scientists

SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL EXCLUSIVELY CAPTURES THE MOMENT EHT SCIENTISTS FIRST SAW THE BLACK HOLE

NEW DOCUMENTARY ‘BLACK HOLE HUNTERS’ TO PREMIERE FRIDAY, APRIL 12 AT 9PM ET/PT

(April 11, 2018) — Smithsonian Channel has an exclusive look at the moment Shep Doeleman and his team of Event Horizon Telescope scientists first saw the image of a black hole. As the world is reeling from yesterday’s (see below) groundbreaking news, the network prepares to roll out a new documentary, BLACK HOLE HUNTERS, featuring the international minds who cracked this seismic discovery and their journey toward making history. For editorial usage, below please find clips from the film, including the moment the scientists first saw the fruit of their work, as well as a press release for more details. BLACK HOLE HUNTERS premieres Friday, April 12 at 9 PM ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.

The team sees an image of the black hole for the first time:

Introducing Shep Doeleman and the Event Horizon Telescope’s Mission (2 clips):

Shep Doeleman oversees a telescope test run in Mexico:

Scientist Alan Roy has to ensure perfect timing and alignment:

Connecting telescopes across the world:  

Black Hole Hunters Trailer:

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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL^TM TAKES VIEWERS ON A QUEST

TO CAPTURE THE FIRST IMAGE EVER OF A BLACK HOLE IN

BLACK HOLE HUNTERS

NEW DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES FRIDAY, APRIL 12 AT 9PM ET/PT

NEW YORK – April 10, 2019 – Smithsonian Channel is putting viewers in the passenger seat of the journey towards a cutting-edge outer space discovery. On the heels of a groundbreaking scientific announcement made on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, the network will air a new one-hour documentary following a team of international scientists as they attempt to document the first-ever image of a black hole. BLACK HOLE HUNTERS premieres Friday, April 12 at 9 PM ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.

Dr. Sheperd Doeleman of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory has led the Event Horizon Telescope project team, a collective of the top scientific minds from around the world, since 2006. The project combines radio observatories and telescope facilities from around the world to make up a virtual telescope with a diameter spanning the entire planet. This mega-telescope’s ultimate mission: to capture the first image ever of a black hole. Although the concept of black holes has been long assumed to be fact, the Event Horizon Telescope’s success provides the first clear visual evidence of their existence. BLACK HOLE HUNTERS will bring viewers into the laboratories, behind the computer screens and beside the telescopes of what may prove to be one of the great astrophysical achievements in the history of mankind.

BLACK HOLE HUNTERS is produced by Windfall Films Ltd. (part of the Argonon Group) for Smithsonian Networks in association with the BBC, NHK, Canal+ and N24. Carlo Massarella and Dan Kendall are executive producers, and Henry Fraser is producer and director for Windfall Films Ltd. Tim Evans and David Royle serve as executive producers for Smithsonian Channel. Key funding for the Event Horizon Telescope was provided by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), EU’s European Research Council (ERC) and funding agencies in East Asia.

For more on the show, https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/black-hole-hunters/0/3470276?an=featured

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