Images of a Transient Event, from 8 Days before to 18 Days after Peak Brightness (IMAGE)

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Images of a Transient Event, from 8 Days before to 18 Days after Peak Brightness

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Images of one of the transient events, from eight days before the maximum brightness to 18 days afterwards. This outburst took place at a distance of 4 billion light years.

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M. Pursiainen / University of Southampton and DES collaboration

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