[Atmob-discuss] possible naked eye gamma ray burster
Mario Motta
mmotta at massmed.org
Fri Mar 21 14:54:36 EDT 2008
George.. Have you noticed the weather the last three nights?? I wish I had
been able, camera at the ready on the scope, beeped at a good time, would
have loved to get the image.
Mario
On 3/21/08, George Roberts <gr at gr5.org> wrote:
>
> Anyone take any pictures in Bootes last 3 nights?
>
>
> http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/biggest-ever-cosmic-explosion-observed-75-billion-light-years-away/
>
> Sounds like it's already too late to see with even powerful telescopes.
>
> - George Roberts
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Helen Hart" <h_m_hart at yahoo.com>
> To: "SeeSat-L" <seesat-l at satobs.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 8:49 AM
> Subject: possible naked eye gamma ray burster
>
>
> Hi, all -
>
> In case some of you might have been watching this spot at the right
> time.
>
> There was a Gamma Ray Burster March 19 in the constellation Bootes:
> RA: 14 31 40.98 , Dec: +36 18 8.8 (J2000)
>
> Observers with any images of this field taken since 2008 March 19 0600
> UT are urgently asked to check these images for optical transients.
>
> Details are at the American Association of Variable Star Observers:
>
> http://www.aavso.org/publications/alerts/alert372.shtml
>
> Helen
>
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