GRB 050525A - here we go again...
http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/gcn/gcn3_archive.html
Very bright well position gamma ray burst happened just after midnight (UT).
Originally thought to be short, but it is not (double peaked, ~ 10 sec duration).
Very very bright and ROTSE already got a very bright optical counterpart.
from GCN3466 position RA(J2000) = 18h 32m 32.3s
Dec(J2000) = +26d 20' 17.5" We estimate an uncertainty of
about 6 arcseconds radius
This one is going to be interesting - bet the hypernova/collapsar scenario will be totally confirmed with this one, or severly tested if there is not a low/moderate redshift star forming galaxy under the counterpart.
Gonna be a busy night in the southwest and Hawaii... have fun folks.
Very bright well position gamma ray burst happened just after midnight (UT).
Originally thought to be short, but it is not (double peaked, ~ 10 sec duration).
Very very bright and ROTSE already got a very bright optical counterpart.
from GCN3466 position RA(J2000) = 18h 32m 32.3s
Dec(J2000) = +26d 20' 17.5" We estimate an uncertainty of
about 6 arcseconds radius
This one is going to be interesting - bet the hypernova/collapsar scenario will be totally confirmed with this one, or severly tested if there is not a low/moderate redshift star forming galaxy under the counterpart.
Gonna be a busy night in the southwest and Hawaii... have fun folks.
posted by Steinn at 12:21 AM
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