International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard/K. Paterson & W. Fong (Northwestern University). Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin.
Short gamma-ray bursts throughout the Universe
An artist’s impression of how GRB181123B compares to other short gamma-ray bursts. It is the second most distant short gamma-ray burst to ever be detected, and the most distant to have its optical afterglow captured — thanks to the quick response time of the Gemini North telescope. Except when they are detected by gravitational wave observatories, the gamma-ray bursts can only be detected from Earth when their jets of energy are pointed towards us.About the Video
| ID: | noirlab2017b |
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| Duration: | 35 seconds |