The Big Collision
Every 12 years
the small black hole passes through the accretion disk of the large one.
The encounter causes a huge dump of material onto the large black hole.
The result is a big increase in
brightness.
Every 12 years
the small black hole passes through the accretion disk of the large one.
The encounter causes a huge dump of material onto the large black hole.
The result is a big increase in
brightness.