A black hole by definition does not emit radiation. In fact, it captures everything that falls onto it. So how do you observe something that does not radiate?
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It is true that a black hole itself does not emit light. However, the EHT observes the nearby surroundings of a black hole. The gas that surrounds the observational targets of the EHT does in fact radiate, so by observing this region the EHT may observe...