On 08 May 2013, at 06:38, M Wilson wrote:
Thanks for the info. That was great that you seem to have been the only carbon-based entity to record this event.
Well, not the only one. Lots of images out there. I just appear to have been the only one that started working it early and kept at it all night.
For it to last so long, what do the NASA/Goddard folks think this was? The now second longest GRB was no more than 2 minutes in duration compared to the several hours duration of this one. Can't imagine how massive it must have been. Can't imagine the fate of the (former) galaxy that harbored it.
I really don't know. I mentioned in a email reply here a few minutes ago that I'd received 3 message from folks who worked it last night. Well, make that 4 as another just arrived. I want to try again once the clouds clear. But all of those scopes have been pretty big so I doubt I'll be able to image it again with my comparatively small scope. patrick