The black hole looks exactly like how physicists predicted it would—like a weird, blurry bagel. While this documentation of a scientific phenomenon was tremendously exciting for some, other members of the general public were a tad less impressed. Regardless, the achievement is certainly one for the books, especially for Dr. Katie Bouman.
Of course, within a number of hours, the black hole-related memes began to circulate. Some people thought they had managed to locate the Eye of Sauron, proof of a gargantuan space donut, or a secret cat.
Anyone else seeing that this Black Hole is the Eye of Sauron?! We screwed! #EHTBlackHole pic.twitter.com/LTbsKAnJvo
— Jason Pellegrini (@JPellegrini1983) April 10, 2019
used Photoshop's shake reduction filter on the Black Hole photo and was amazed by the result#EHTBlackHole pic.twitter.com/RLBPyuIx3T
— Paul Scott Canavan (@abigbat) April 10, 2019
The biggest secret of the black hole was exposed. 🤠#BlackHole pic.twitter.com/FRUugECMUj
— Viktória Bogyová (@veeallie1) April 10, 2019
Regardless of whatever you think the black hole might be, people are certainly enjoying themselves with the creative liberties one is allowed when divulging the secrets of the universe.