GRB Optical Counterpart Images
A
postcript file
of a paper describing the identification and photometry of the gamma-ray
burster optical counterpart
(Djorgovski et al., 1997, Nature, 387, 876)
Postcript figure
of a finding chart (320 arcsec square) for the source with x-ray and gamma-ray
error circles
(Fig. 1 from the paper).
Caption for the figure
Postcript figure
of the source light curve from May 9 to May 13 (UT)
(Fig. 2 from the paper).
Caption for the figure
Postcript figure
of a deep finding chart (1 arcmin square) for the source and the nearby faint
galaxy
(Fig. 3 from the paper).
Caption for the figure
A
postcript file
of a paper describing the spectroscopy of the gamma-ray
burster optical counterpart
(Metzger et al. 1997, Nature, 387, 878)
Fig. 1a from that paper, postcript file
Fig. 1b from that paper, postcript file
Table 1 from that paper, postcript file
You can also get these files via anonymous ftp at astro.caltech.edu,
cd users/george/grb
Read the press release for details of the
discovery and its ramifications.
Read the initial announcements of the discovery as
published in the IAU Circulars.
Image #1
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and GIF formats.
Image #2
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and GIF formats.
Image #3
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and GIF formats.
Image #4
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Caption for the above 4 images.
Comparison image #1
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and GIF formats.
Comparison image #2
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and GIF formats.
Caption for the above 2 images.
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