Infrared Afterglow of GRB 090423 (IMAGE)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Infrared Afterglow of GRB 090423

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The fading infrared afterglow of GRB 090423 appears as a yellow dot in the center of this false-color image taken with the Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii. The burst exploded 13.035 billion light-years away and is the farthest cosmic explosion yet seen.

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Penn State University/Harvard University/Gemini Observatory/NSF

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