Watch one of the telescopes behind the M87 MOVIE campaign in action - the IRAM 30-meter telescope near Pico Veleta in the Sierra Nevada, Spain.

Perched at nearly 3,000 meters (10,000 feet), this snowy peak is one of the many remote sites currently helping capture a movie of a black hole.

📸 Credit: Manuel Castillo
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Eleven telescopes.
Countless scientists, engineers, and operators.
One goal: a movie of the black hole in M87.

The M87 MOVIE campaign is now underway.

Over the coming weeks we’ll share the teams, observatories, and behind-the-scenes work that make this global observing effort possible.

Participating telescopes:
ALMA • APEX • GLT • JCMT• KP12M • KVN • LMT • NOEMA • PV30M • SMA • SMT

Follow along as the campaign unfolds.
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