Press Release
Subaru Catches a Burst Again
October 9, 2000
 Image (JPEG 158KB) |
Object Name: Gamma-Ray Burst GRB000926 Telescope: Subaru Telescope / Cassegrain Focus Instrument: IRCS Filter: K' (2.12micron) Date: UT2000 September 29 Exposure: 30 minutes Field of View: 1.5 arcmins Orientation: North to the top, East to the left Position: RA(J2000.0)=17h4m9.7s, Dec(J2000.0)=+51d47m10.2s (Draco) |
Explanation:
The Subaru Telescope with IRCS
attached to the
Cassegrain focus made observations of the optical
transient (OT) of Gamma-Ray Burst GRB000926. This is the
second time Subaru has been used to observe a GRB OT (see
"Latest
News" on May 4, 2000).
The results were reported as the GRB Coordinates Network Circular # 821 (http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/gcn/gcn3_archive.html).
