Department Feature
An Explosion Across the Universe
Gama ray bursts are high energy eruptions visible at enormous distances. Richard Pearson captured burst GRB100418A, barely visible on the right, April 19, 2010 using the BYU ROVOR remote telescope by pointing to a location broadcast from a detector satellite. These bursts, possibly high energy supernovae or merging neutron stars in the early universe, usually fade within a day. This image is 9 hours after the initial detection. The light from most bursts takes over 10 billion years to reach earth. (The trailed stars on the right are from imaging close to the horizon)
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Department News for Friday July 30th, 2010
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Eclipse on the Beach
As the New Moon's shadow slid across the southern Pacific on July 11, people gathered along the white, sandy Anakena Beach on the north side of Easter Island to watch a total solar eclipse. The experience was captured in this tantalizing composite image, constructed from a sequence of 50 consecutive exposures. [Read More]
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