GRB 080319B
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GRB 080319B was a gamma-ray burst detected by the Swift satellite at 06:12 UTC on March 19, 2008. The burst set a new record for the farthest object that was observable with the naked eye: it had a pe
The afterglow of GRB 080319B imaged by Swift's X-ray Telescope (left) and Optical/Ultraviolet Telescope (right)
ESO artist's impression of gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B
Brightness curve for GRB 080319B in optical wavelengths (black curve) and at higher energies (gray)
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, previously called the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer, is a NASA three-instrument space observatory for studying gamma-ray bursts and monitoring the afterglow in X-ray a
GRB 080319B
…GRB 080319B was a 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 was observable with the naked eye: it had a peak…
Diagram of Burst Alert Telescope
Swift before launch
UVOT's "first light" image
A model of the satellite