Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

GRB970228: What's There?

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 7, 1997 is “GRB970228: What's There?,” an image. It is credited to GRB970228: What’s There? Credit: J. van Paradijs (UAH) et al., HST, NASA. The original explanation runs about 148 words.

GRB970228: What's There?
Credit: GRB970228: What’s There? Credit: J. van Paradijs (UAH) et al., HST, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Explanation : Could this fuzzy blob be the key to the whole gamma-ray burst (GRB) mystery ? Astronomers the world over are now scrambling to determine the true nature of the extended emission seen to the lower right of the bright source in the above image .”

— APOD editors, April 7, 1997

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 7, 1997
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: GRB970228: What’s There? Credit: J. van Paradijs (UAH) et al., HST, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 148 words

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