Afterglow of GRB 990510

This wide-field photo was obtained with the Wide-Field Imager (WFI) at the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at La Silla on May 11, 1999, at 08:42 UT, under inferior observing conditions (seeing = 1.9 arcsec). The exposure time was 450 sec in a B(lue) filter. The optical image of the afterglow of GRB 990510 is indicated with an arrow in the upper part of the field that measures about 8 x 16 arcmin 2. The original scale is 0.24 pix/arcsec and there are 2k x 4k pixels in the original frame. North is up and East is left.

Crediti:

ESO

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Identificazione:eso9926a
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:18 Maggio 1999
Notizie relative:eso9926
Grandezza:1582 x 2720 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:GRB 990510
Tipo:Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst
Distanza:z=1.619 (spostamento del rosso)
Categoria:Cosmology

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Colori e filtri

BandaTelescopio
Ottico
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI