Cosmic Forge of Rare Heavy Elements Discovered
The fading glow of the optical counterpart to GW170817, captured by DECam on the 4-m Blanco telescope.
Credit:The Dark Energy Camera GW-EM Collaboration and the DES Collaboration / PI: Berger; J. Najita, M. Newhouse & NOAO/AURA/NSF.
About the Image
| Id: | noao1705a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | Oct. 16, 2017, 10 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noao1705 |
| Size: | 400 x 403 px |
About the Object
| Name: | GrW 170817 |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Tele-scope |
|---|---|
| Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |