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Gamma Ray Burst 971214

The image on the left shows the GRB 971214 field, obtained with the W.M. Keck 10-meter telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii about two days after the burst. The image on the right was obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope about f...

Date
Jan 1, 1998
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-1998-17-657-image
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The image on the left shows the GRB 971214 field, obtained with the W.M. Keck 10-meter telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii about two days after the burst. The image on the right was obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope about four months later.

Credits

S. G. Djorgovski and S. R. Kulkarni (Caltech), the Caltech GRB Team, and W. M. Keck Observatory, and NASA

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameGRB 971214
R.A. Position11h 56m 30.0s
Dec. Position65° 12' 0.0"

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