Comments on: New data from Webb shows the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole flares multiple times per day https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/new-data-from-webb-shows-the-milky-ways-central-supermassive-black-hole-flares-multiple-times-per-day/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:50:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mark Sizer https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/new-data-from-webb-shows-the-milky-ways-central-supermassive-black-hole-flares-multiple-times-per-day/#comment-1556462 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:35:32 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=112259#comment-1556462 I’m definitely not blaming the messenger. I’m using your blog to shout “get off my grass!” at the astronomy world. It was one of your earlier posts about it that caused me to look up the history.

]]> By: F https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/new-data-from-webb-shows-the-milky-ways-central-supermassive-black-hole-flares-multiple-times-per-day/#comment-1556114 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:35:47 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=112259#comment-1556114 With a name like “BepiColombo”, it’s GOT to be good . . .

:-P

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/new-data-from-webb-shows-the-milky-ways-central-supermassive-black-hole-flares-multiple-times-per-day/#comment-1556054 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:13:38 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=112259#comment-1556054 In reply to Mark Sizer.

Mark Sizer: I agree that the weird name of the Milky Way’s central black hole is annoying. It was chosen by the guy who first identified the black hole existence by its radio emissions, when he really had no idea what he had discovered.

It is also an exception to the rule. As far as I know, there are no other astronomical objects with a similar strange moniker. As such, I don’t find it a big deal to simply include a guide to pronunciation every time I write about it.

]]> By: Mark Sizer https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/new-data-from-webb-shows-the-milky-ways-central-supermassive-black-hole-flares-multiple-times-per-day/#comment-1556049 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:04:01 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=112259#comment-1556049 The alphabet is made up of letters for a reason. Stop this nonsense with weird characters (and, yes, an asterisk pronounced “star” is weird). What’s next? Alpha Centauri dash? Epsilon Eridani inverted comma? Wolf-359 shriek?

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