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What are the stripes in the images of M87*?

They show the direction of polarized light. This animation shows how M87 would look over the years through a polarizer- like the filters in reflex cameras or 3D glasses.

Animation: I. Martí-Vidal (Univ. Valencia)

Source: @ehtelescope
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