GRB 080319B

Nov 11, 2008 14:04


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GRB 080319B was a remarkable gamma ray burst (GRB) detected by the Swift satellite at 06:12 UTC on March 19, 2008. The burst set a new record for the farthest object that could be seen with the naked eye,[2] it had a peak apparent magnitude of 5.8 and remained theoretically visible for ~30 seconds.[3] The magnitude was brighter than 9.0 for ~60 seconds.[4]

Ano - papasa ba to as brighter than sunshine?

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