GRB 060614

Three-colour (V, R, and I-bands) image of the gamma-ray burst GRB 060614 as observed with FORS on ESO's Very Large Telescope. The gamma-ray burst is seen in the upper middle of the image. The two images were taken at different times: left, on the night of 15 June 2006 (1.7 days after the burst), and right, during the nigth of 16 Jul 2006 (33 days after the GRB). The gamma-ray burst has clearly faded away very quickly between these two epochs. The host galaxy is very faint and hardly visible on these images.

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ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0649a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:20 décembre 2006
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0649
Taille:419 x 164 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:GRB 060614
Type:Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst
Distance:z=1.7 (redshift)
Catégorie:Cosmology

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
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JPEG taille écran
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Fonds d'écran

1024x768
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Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
Visible
V
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Visible
R
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Infrarouge
I
Very Large Telescope
FORS1