First visible light from GRB 050709

First image in the visible (more precisely here, in the so-called R-band) of a short gamma-ray burst. The image was taken with the Danish 1.5-m telescope and the DFOSC camera at La Silla on 11 July 2005. It shows the gamma-ray burst to be situated on the edge of a low-redshift galaxy.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0533a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:6 oktober 2005
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0533
Grootte:2400 x 2396 px

Over het object

Naam:GRB 050709
Type:Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst
Afstand:z=0.16 (roodverschuiving)
Constellation:Grus
Categorie:Cosmology

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Coordinates

Position (RA):23 1 27.02
Position (Dec):-38° 58' 39.92"
Field of view:1.98 x 1.97 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 45.1° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
R
Danish 1.54-metre telescope
DFOSC