Gamma Ray Burst
The distant galaxy in which GRB 990123 resides, is pointed to by the arrow in this image from the National Science Foundation's 0.9-meter telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, near Tucson, Arizona. Observations of the Gamma-Ray Burster, first detected on 23 January 1999, will contribute to astronomers' understanding of these very unusual, and as yet unexplained, objects. See NOAO press release 99-02, and the GRB followup page.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | noao-02860 |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:53 p.m. |
Size: | 558 x 558 px |
About the Object
Name: | GRB 990123 |
Category: | Cosmology |