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The 'Naked-Eye' Gamma-ray Burst

Caption: This artist's concept shows the "naked-eye" GRB close up. Observations suggest material shot outward in a two-component jet (white and green beams).

Credit: NASA/Swift/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith and John Jones

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