Very Long Baseline Interferometry has provided direct visual observations of supermassive black hole shadows

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Is it true that very Long Baseline Interferometry has provided direct visual observations of supermassive black hole shadows?

Yes. Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), as demonstrated by the Event Horizon Telescope, has successfully captured direct images of supermassive black hole shadows in galaxies such as M87.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 2 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

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The retrieved papers, particularly those from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration (such as papers [0] and [3]), directly substantiate the claim that very long baseline interferometry has provided direct visual observations of supermassive black hole shadows. There are no papers contradicting this finding.

Evidence for · 2

First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole

2019

The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration used a global very long baseline interferometry array at 1.3 mm to image the supermassive black hole in M87, revealing an asymmetric bright emission ring encompassing a central dark depression consistent with a black hole shadow.

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Collaboration, T. E. H. T. (2019). First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab0ec7

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More for · 1

Black hole images: A review

2022

The images of the supermassive black holes M87* and Sgr A* released by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration provided direct visual evidence for their existence and features like black hole shadows.

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Chen, S., Jing, J., Qian, W., & Wang, B. (2022). Black hole images: A review. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-022-2059-5

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