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ESO 26/07 - Associated Images
12 June 2007
For Immediate Release
Matter Flashed at Ultra Speed
Robotic Telescope Measures Speed of Material Ejected in Cosmic Death
ESO PR Photo 26a/07
The REM Telescope
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The Rapid-Eye Mount (REM) 0.6-m telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory is dedicated to the follow-up of gamma-ray bursts. (c) ESO
ESO PR Photo 26b/07
Light Curve of a Gamma-ray Burst
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Light curve of the gamma-ray burst of 7 June 2006, GRB 060607A. The red dots are the data obtained with the REM telescope observing the afterglow (in the near-infrared H-band) of the burst from 73 seconds after the explosion. The blue line is a fit to the data, allowing the astronomers to determine the peak of the light curve and so, derive the velocity of the material. (c) ESO