PULL · 13 MAY 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
Optical Transient Near GRB970508 Shows Distant Redshift
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The mystery of gamma-ray burst distances may have ended with a flash. Gamma-ray bursts are powerful explosions that appear in random sky positions, but their distances were hard to determine. On May 8, 1997, the Beppo-Sax Satellite detected and located GRB970508, quickly relaying its position to astronomers. Within hours, telescopes confirmed a distant redshift for the associated optical transient.
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Optical Transient Near GRB970508 Shows Distant Redshift
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In tropical astrology, 13 MAY 1997 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 13 MAY 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 13 MAY 1997
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
First quarter, 38% lit
POSITION
Day 133 of 365
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