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Chaotickane t1_jdu3tkv wrote

Reply to comment by NastyOfficerFarquad in Scientists discover supermassive black hole that now faces Earth by Bcap2219

Black holes tend to have spin and therefore orientation. When they are accreting enough of something they release gamma ray bursts from their poles. Again, orientation.

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ijustwantaredditacct t1_jdugfqq wrote

True, but I'm not really sure how a sphere faces anything. A surface normal at the equator pointing towards earth?

What does pointing mean under that level of gravity and over that much distance?

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OneTrueDweet t1_jdujpel wrote

It typically refers to the magnetic field confluences at the poles being aimed towards us when used in this context.

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