Astronomy Picture of Day: Magnetar & Giant Flare# Astronomy - 天文
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Galactic Magnetar Throws Giant Flare
Illustration Credit & Copyright: Robert Mallozzi (UAH, MSFC)
Explanation: Was the brightest Galactic blast yet recorded a key to connecting
two types of celestial explosions? Last December, a dense sheet of
gamma rays only a few times wider than the Earth plowed through our Solar System,
saturating satellites and noticeably reflecting off the Moon. A magnetar near
our Galactic Center, the source of Soft Gamma Repeater (SGR) 1806-20,
had unleashed its largest
Illustration Credit & Copyright: Robert Mallozzi (UAH, MSFC)
Explanation: Was the brightest Galactic blast yet recorded a key to connecting
two types of celestial explosions? Last December, a dense sheet of
gamma rays only a few times wider than the Earth plowed through our Solar System,
saturating satellites and noticeably reflecting off the Moon. A magnetar near
our Galactic Center, the source of Soft Gamma Repeater (SGR) 1806-20,
had unleashed its largest