On February 17, 2022, CAL FIRE notified the scientists manning the Owens Valley Radio Observatory that they were under a mandatory evacuation because the Airport Fire was barrelling down on the facility. Thankfully, the winds died down and the brave firefighters were able to redirect the fire and eventually get it under control without damage to the OVRO.
One week later on February 25th, Caltech issued a press release which stated, among other things, that
Long-term radio monitoring of a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy some 9 billion light years distant appears to show it has a massive unseen partner. The Caltech-led observations were made over a 13-year period by the Owens Valley Radio Observatory in Northern California and reveal that the radio black hole will soon merge with a companion black hole to form a supermassive black hole binary (SMBHB).
Those who located this site before the hint:
- Graham Hedley
- Phil Ower
- Lighthouse
- Martin de Bock
- Garfield
- Eloy Cano
- Paul Voestermans
- hhgygy
- Jesus Rodriguez
- Bas van Limpt
And after the hint:
- Ashwini Agrawal
- Andreas Meister
- Robin
- Tommy Ny
- Robert
This ends our telescope series, with perfect 20’s scored by Phil Ower, Lighthouse, Martin de Bock, and Paul Voestermans. Congratulations!