GRB 060614

Three-colour (V, R, and I-bands) image of the gamma-ray burst GRB 060614 as observed with FORS on ESO's Very Large Telescope. The gamma-ray burst is seen in the upper middle of the image. The two images were taken at different times: left, on the night of 15 June 2006 (1.7 days after the burst), and right, during the nigth of 16 Jul 2006 (33 days after the GRB). The gamma-ray burst has clearly faded away very quickly between these two epochs. The host galaxy is very faint and hardly visible on these images.

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ESO

Über das Bild

ID:eso0649a
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:20. Dezember 2006
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0649
Größe:419 x 164 px

Über das Objekt

Name:GRB 060614
Typ:Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst
Entfernung:z=1.7 (Rotverschiebung)
Kategorie:Cosmology

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Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
Optisch
V
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisch
R
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Infrarot
I
Very Large Telescope
FORS1