Science > Physics > brightest ever event from outside our Solar System
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21 Feb 2005 10:44:47 PM |
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brightest ever event from outside our Solar System |
The biggest bang (Feb 21)
http://physicsweb.org/article/news/9/2/12
Astronomers have detected the brightest ever event from outside our
Solar System. The event occurred on 27 December last year and was so
powerful that it was seen over a wide range of wavelengths by a number
of space-based and ground-based telescopes. The event was brightest at
gamma-ray wavelengths and has been linked to a magnetar - a spinning
neutron star with a strong magnetic field - called SGR 1806-20 in the
constellation Sagittarius about 50,000 light years away.
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| User: "Dirk Van de moortel" |
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| Title: Re: brightest ever event from outside our Solar System |
22 Feb 2005 04:58:26 AM |
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"Sam Wormley" <swormley1@mchsi.com> wrote in message news:3NySd.40530$4q6.32876@attbi_s01...
The biggest bang (Feb 21)
http://physicsweb.org/article/news/9/2/12
Astronomers have detected the brightest ever event from outside our
Solar System. The event occurred on 27 December last year and was so
powerful that it was seen over a wide range of wavelengths by a number
of space-based and ground-based telescopes. The event was brightest at
gamma-ray wavelengths and has been linked to a magnetar - a spinning
neutron star with a strong magnetic field - called SGR 1806-20 in the
constellation Sagittarius about 50,000 light years away.
See also
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050221.html
Dirk Vdm
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| User: "Morituri-|-Max" |
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| Title: Re: brightest ever event from outside our Solar System |
21 Feb 2005 11:15:03 PM |
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Sam Wormley wrote:
The biggest bang (Feb 21)
http://physicsweb.org/article/news/9/2/12
Astronomers have detected the brightest ever event from outside our
Solar System. The event occurred on 27 December last year and was
so powerful that it was seen over a wide range of wavelengths by a
number of space-based and ground-based telescopes. The event was
brightest at gamma-ray wavelengths and has been linked to a
magnetar - a spinning neutron star with a strong magnetic field -
called SGR 1806-20 in the constellation Sagittarius about 50,000
light years away.
Dammmnnnnn, habshi must have gotten someone to build his million channel
television station.
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