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Title: Amateur astronomers detect gamma ray burst.
Post by: Sue on Oct 08, 2002, 04:28:00
Item on BBC science news page.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2306027.stm
Project mentioned by Nial Tanvir in his talk. Our speaker for next April successful!
Title: Amateur astronomers detect gamma ray burst.
Post by: Mike on Oct 08, 2002, 07:19:00
Wow, that's excellent. Does anyone know if any astronomers, professional or amateur, have ever caught the actual explosion of a GRB and not just the afterglow ?