(Duration 22 min – for adults and children 10+)
At the centre of the Milky Way there is a supermassive black hole with a mass 4 million times the mass of the Sun, while in other galaxies black holes with a mass even billions of times the mass of the Sun have been detected. How do these supermassive black holes form at the centre of galaxies?
Leading scientists in observational and theoretical studies of black holes and galaxies, industrial experts in cutting-edge big technologies, and professionals in science dissemination have been brought together to set up research projects which will combine the latest state-of-the-art observations, numerical simulations and innovative analytic tools to compare theory with observation, and shed light on the physics of black hole formation in the context of galaxy evolution.
This planetarium show presents the environments of the black holes impressively and understandably to the audience.
Directed by: Theofanis Matsopoulos
Script/Scientific Advisors: Prof. David Alexander, Dr. Cristina Ramos Almeida, Dr. Silvia Bonoli, Prof. Marcella Brusa, Prof. Klaus Dolag, Dr. Antonis Georgakakis, Dr. Andrea Lapi, Nicolas Matsopoulos Msc, Prof Joop Schaye, Prof. Francesco Shankar, Prof. Carolin Villforth
Produced by: BiD4BEST (Which is a consortium of: University of Southampton, University of Durham, Donostia International Physics Center, Università di Bologna, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, National Observatory of Athens, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi, Intituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Leiden Observatory, University of Bath)
Available in 3 languages: English, Japanese Greek
