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CafÓ? & Kosmos 12 November 2013

Black holes: The brightest objects in the Universe

11 November 2013

With Dr Nadine Neumayer, ESO

Exactly 50 years ago, the discovery of quasars revolutionised astronomy. Black holes turned from a theoretical idea into reality. Today, black holes seem to be ubiquitous at the centres of massive galaxies. They can remain dormant, as in our galaxy, the Milky Way, or they can be actively accreting and ò??swallowingò?? the matter, gas and stars, surrounding them and in the process becoming bright, active galactic nuclei, of which quasars are the most extreme example. Surprisingly, astronomers have found a very tight relationship between the mass of the central black hole, and the mass of its host galaxy. They believe that the reason for this tight relationship is the common origin and evolution of these two objects. Dr Nadine Neumayer, from ESO, will discuss with the guests of CafÓ? & Kosmos when and how black holes get to the centre of galaxies in the first place!

What: Black Holes: The brightest objects in the Universe
When: Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 19:00 until approximately 20:30
Where: Vereinsheim, Occamstr. 8, 80802 MÓÌnchen, near MÓÌnchener Freiheit

Note that CafÓ? & Kosmos events take place in German. Admission is free.

Links

• CafÓ? & Kosmos home page
• CafÓ? & Kosmos page at ESO
• Vereinsheim, web page of the venue

Contacts

Olivier Hainaut
ESO
Garching bei MÓÌnchen, Germany
Tel: +49 89 3200 6752
Email: ohainaut@eso.org

Hannelore HÓ?mmerle
MPI fÓÌr extraterrestrische Physik /ÒšMPI fÓÌr Astrophysik
Garching bei MÓÌnchen, Germany
Tel: +49 (89) 30 000 3980
Email: hannelore.haemmerle@mpe.mpg.de