Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Afterglow

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 28, 1998 is “Afterglow,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Courtesy BeppoSAX Team. The original explanation runs about 186 words.

Afterglow
Credit: Courtesy BeppoSAX Team Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“This sequence of three false color X-ray pictures from the Italian/Dutch BeppoSAX satellite follows the fading glow from a gamma-ray burster . 5 hours the sensitive X-ray cameras onboard BeppoSAX had been turned to record the first image (left) of the afterglow.”

— APOD editors, May 28, 1998

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 28, 1998
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Courtesy BeppoSAX Team
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 186 words

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