The distant gamma-ray burst GRB 050904

Observations of the Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 050904 in different filters in the visible (z- and I-band) and near-infrared (J-, H-, and K-band). The observations were done with FORS2 and ISAAC on the 8.2m Antu (UT1) telescope, which is part of ESO's VLT at Paranal. The burst is seen in the lower middle. It is obvious that the GRB is much fainter in the I-band and becomes more and more brighter as the wavelength increases. This indicates the object is at a high redshift, hence, is very far away.

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ESO

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Identificador:eso0528b
Tipo:Observación
Fecha de publicación:12 de Septiembre de 2005
Noticias relacionadas:eso0528
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Nombre:GRB050904
Tipo:Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst
Distancia:z=6.3 (desplazamiento al rojo)
Categoría:Cosmology

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BandaTelescopio
Infrarrojo
Z
Very Large Telescope
FORS2
Infrarrojo
I
Very Large Telescope
FORS2
Infrarrojo
K
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarrojo
H
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarrojo
J
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC