Hidden Galaxy Home to GRB
This image captured by the Gemini North telescope reveals the previously unrecognized galactic home of the gamma-ray burst identified as GRB 151229A. Astronomers calculate that this burst, which lies in the direction of the constellation Capricornus, occurred approximately 9 billion years ago.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Acknowledgment: Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2218b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | July 26, 2022, 8 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2218 |
| Size: | 1520 x 1518 px |
About the Object
| Category: | Galaxies Gemini Observatory |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical i | 780 nm | Gemini South GMOS-S |
| Optical z | 925 nm | Gemini South GMOS-S |
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm | Gemini South FLAMINGOS 2 |
| Infrared Ks | 2.2 μm | Gemini South FLAMINGOS 2 |