SAGITTARIUS A*

INFORMATION

Sagittarius A*, supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way, located in the constellation Sagittarius. It is a strong source of radio waves and is embedded in the larger Sagittarius A complex. Most of the radio radiation is from a synchrotron mechanism, indicating the presence of free electrons and magnetic fields.

Sagittarius A* is a compact, extremely bright point source. X-ray, infrared, spectroscopic, and radio interferometric investigations have indicated the very small dimensions of this region. Infrared observations of stars orbiting the position of Sagittarius A* demonstrate the presence of a black hole with a mass equivalent to 4,310,000 Suns.

On May 12 2022, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) revealed the first ever image of Sgr A*.

ABOUT THE BUILD

The build has over a thousand blocks in diameter. It was made using World Edit. Firstly, I made a big black sphere and then started putting hundreds of cylinders around it, making one of my biggest builds to date. I needed to put the loading distance to the maximum and it still barely fit in my screen.

It took me around 6h to build it, as I am starting to control this building technique. I used it in the galaxy, the Gargantua black hole, the quasar and now this.

After getting the structure, i started detailing it with different red tones, glowing blocks and more. I mainly used the command //brush smooth to give it a more random, natural aspect.

I tried making it as realistic as possible. Included the accretion disk, the Schwarzchild radius, the event horizon, the gap between the event horizon and the accretion disk, simulating the real, empty regions around the black hole, as no matter could be there without falling into it.
Black holes usually do have arms, just like our galaxy, as a result of the intense spinning speeds they reach.

MAP INFORMATION

This map was built in Creative mode in the void, so my recommendations are to:

-Use Creative or Spectator mode to observe it
-Set your loading distance (chunks) to the highest as possible, in consequence of its size.
-Use the version 1.17.1 or higher
-Open the world in LAN if you can't activate the tricks.
-Use shaders to appreciate it better.
-Screenshots are post-processed. They may differ a little from the actual map (In terms of lighting or colours, not the build itself of course)

Enjoy the views!

BUILT BY SR_MUSTARD. DON'T REPOST THE MAP WITHOUT GIVING CREDITS.