Astronomy Picture of Day: Gamma-ray Burst# Astronomy - 天文
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Images GRB 021211
Credit: P. Wozniak, W.T. Vestrand, et al., RAPTOR Project, LANL
Explanation: On December 11 astronomers found one of the brightest and most distant
explosions in the Universe - a gamma-ray burst - hiding in the glare of a relatively nearby star.
The earliest image of the burst's visible light was caught by an earthbound RAPTOR (RAPid
Telescopes for Optical Response). The two exposures inset above were taken by a RAPTOR
unit about 65 seconds (left) and 9 minutes (top right) afte
Credit: P. Wozniak, W.T. Vestrand, et al., RAPTOR Project, LANL
Explanation: On December 11 astronomers found one of the brightest and most distant
explosions in the Universe - a gamma-ray burst - hiding in the glare of a relatively nearby star.
The earliest image of the burst's visible light was caught by an earthbound RAPTOR (RAPid
Telescopes for Optical Response). The two exposures inset above were taken by a RAPTOR
unit about 65 seconds (left) and 9 minutes (top right) afte