Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

RAPTOR Images GRB 021211

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 19, 2002 is “RAPTOR Images GRB 021211,” an image. It is credited to Credit: P. Wozniak, W.T. Vestrand, et al. , RAPTOR Project , LANL. The original explanation runs about 186 words.

RAPTOR Images GRB 021211
Credit: P. Wozniak, W.T. Vestrand, et al. , RAPTOR Project , LANL Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“On December 11 astronomers found one of the brightest and most distant explosions in the Universe – a gamma-ray burst – hiding in the glare of a relatively nearby star. The earliest image of the burst’s visible light was caught by an earthbound RAPTOR (RAPid Telescopes for Optical Response).”

— APOD editors, December 19, 2002

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 19, 2002
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: P. Wozniak, W.T. Vestrand, et al. , RAPTOR Project , LANL
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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