Afterglow of GRB 090429B (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Afterglow of GRB 090429B

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The afterglow of GRB 090429B (red dot, center) stands out in the in this optical and infrared composite from Gemini Observatory images. The red color results from the absence of visible light, which has been absorbed by hydrogen gas in the distant universe.

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Gemini Observatory/AURA/Andrew Levan (Univ. of Warwick, UK)

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