Putting into perspective just how big the black hole of NGC 1277 truly is ...

Adam Rifkin stashed this in The Universe

Source: http://imgur.com/gallery/EaWeuI8

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Adam Rifkin
10:13 PM May 24 2013

Article about the huge black hole:

http://www.utexas.edu/news/2012/11/28/astronomers-measure-most-massive-most-unusual-black-hole-using-hobby-eberly-telescope/

Reddit discussion:

http://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/1ezz8c/putting_into_perspective_just_how_big_the_black/

Video about the biggest black holes:

<p>Article about the huge black hole:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.utexas.edu/news/2012/11/28/astronomers-measure-most-massive-most-unusual-black-hole-using-hobby-eberly-telescope/">http://www.utexas.edu/news/2012/11/28/astronomers-measure-most-massive-most-unusual-black-hole-using-hobby-eberly-telescope/</a></p> <p>Reddit discussion:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/1ezz8c/putting_into_perspective_just_how_big_the_black/">http://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/1ezz8c/putting_into_perspective_just_how_big_the_black/</a></p> <p>Video about the biggest black holes:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW7BvabYnn8"><iframe height="315" width="560" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cW7BvabYnn8"></iframe></a></p>

Adam Rifkin
10:13 PM May 24 2013

so cool

<p>so cool</p>

Jared Sperli
10:52 PM May 24 2013

And huge!

<p>And huge!</p>

Adam Rifkin
6:19 AM May 25 2013