File:NASA Missions Detect Record-Breaking Burst (SVS14227 - UVOT 221009A afterglow circle).gif

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Images taken in visible light by Swift’s Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope show how the afterglow of GRB 221009A (circled) faded over the course of about 10 hours. The explosion appeared in the constellation Sagitta and occurred about 1.

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English: Images taken in visible light by Swift’s Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope show how the afterglow of GRB 221009A (circled) faded over the course of about 10 hours. The explosion appeared in the constellation Sagitta and occurred about 1.9 billion years ago. The image is about 4 arcminutes across.Credit: NASA/Swift/B. Cenko
Date 13 October 2022, 19:30:00 (upload date)
Source NASA Missions Detect Record-Breaking Burst
Author NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Francis Reddy, Elizabeth Hays, Brad Cenko, Scott Wiessinger
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Astrophysics; Space; Black Hole; Gamma Ray Burst; Gamma Ray; Star; X-ray; HDTV

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