I love simplicity and silence. I enjoy taking photos of birds. I live at Waikawa Beach in New Zealand, and strive to be an actively decent human being. In 2025 I expect to move to Ruakākā near Whangārei. Apparently the bizarre is normal now. Now 70, I'm super happy to be getting old — it means I'm not dead yet! Proudly a Free Being, eschewing the arbitrary. 100% human (she / her). I joined the MB community on 05 January 2018. Follow me on Micro.Blog at https://micro.blog/miraz .
Excellent 7.5 minute video: Where does the name “black hole” come from?:
…used to be called “gravitationally completely collapsed objects” so where did the name “black hole” come from? Especially considering they’re not “black” or “holes”!
Spoiler: Black Hole of Calcutta.
Denny Henke Oh, that's excellent. I agree, dark star is much better. Of course, as she points out, they are incredibly bright so there's that to consider!