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Ref : S01556
Theme :
Astronomy - Universe - Stars - Misc. (83 images)
Title : Colour composite image of the sky field around the position of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131
Caption :
colour composite image of the sky field around the position of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 that was detected on January 31, 2000. It is based on images obtained with the ESO Very Large Telescope at Paranal. The object is indicated with an arrow, near a rather bright star (magnitude 9, i.e., over 1 million times brighter than the faintest objects visible on this photo).
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