BeppoSAX
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BeppoSAX was an Italian–Dutch satellite for X-ray astronomy which played a crucial role in resolving the origin of gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic events known in the universe. It was the first X
Artist's conception of BeppoSax in space (credit: the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and BeppoSAX Science Data Center (SDC))
A model of BeppoSAX
BeppoSAX particle monitor
BeppoSAX X-ray concentrator mirror unit
The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory was a space observatory detecting photons with energies from 20 keV to 30 GeV, in Earth orbit from 1991 to 2000. The observatory featured four main telescopes in one
BeppoSAX
…position was refined first with the WFC. However, due to the many spikes in the PDS, in practice a GRB was found using the WFC, often corroborated by a BATSE-signal. The position up to arcminute precision - depending on the signal to noise ratio of the burst - was found using the deconvoluted WFC-image. The…
CGRO deployed in 1991
Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis carrying the observatory to Earth orbit (STS-37)
Astronaut Jay Apt in the Space Shuttle bay with the observatory partially deployed but still attached to the Shuttle's robotic arm
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory cutaway