GAMMA-RAY BURST AT THE EXTREME : THE NAKED-EYE BURST GRB 080319B
@article{Wozniak2009GAMMARAYBA, title={GAMMA-RAY BURST AT THE EXTREME : THE NAKED-EYE BURST GRB 080319B}, author={P. Wozniak and W. Vestrand and A. Panaitescu and J. Wren and H. Davis and R. R. White}, journal={The Astrophysical Journal}, year={2009}, volume={691}, pages={495-502} }
On 2008 March 19, the northern sky was the stage of a spectacular optical transient that for a few seconds remained visible to the naked eye. The transient was associated with GRB 080319B, a gamma-ray burst (GRB) at a luminosity distance of about 6 Gpc (standard cosmology), making it the most luminous optical object ever recorded by humankind. We present comprehensive sky monitoring and multicolor optical follow-up observations of GRB 080319B collected by the RAPTOR telescope network covering… CONTINUE READING
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