Figure 21-13: R I V U X G
The Host Galaxy of a Gamma-Ray Burst This false-color image was made on February 8, 1999, 16 days after a gamma-ray burst was observed at this location. The host galaxy of the gamma-ray burst has a very blue color (not shown in this image), indicating the presence of many recently formed stars. The gamma-ray burst may have been produced when one of the most massive of these stars became a supernova.
The Host Galaxy of a Gamma-Ray Burst This false-color image was made on February 8, 1999, 16 days after a gamma-ray burst was observed at this location. The host galaxy of the gamma-ray burst has a very blue color (not shown in this image), indicating the presence of many recently formed stars. The gamma-ray burst may have been produced when one of the most massive of these stars became a supernova.
(Andrew Fruchter, STScI; and NASA)