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.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso9926a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:18 mai 1999
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso9926
Taille:1582 x 2720 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:GRB 990510
Type:Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst
Distance:z=1.619 (redshift)
Catégorie:Cosmology

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
1,8 Mio
JPEG taille écran
874,8 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
376,0 Kio
1280x1024
616,8 Kio
1600x1200
864,5 Kio
1920x1200
942,5 Kio
2048x1536
1,2 Mio

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
Visible
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI