Amateur Astronomer Catches Record Setting Gamma-Ray Burst

Vigilance and a little luck paid off recently for an amateur astronomer. On April 27th, 2013 a long lasting gamma-ray burst was recorded in the northeastern section of the constellation Leo. (...)Read the rest of Amateur Astronomer Catches Record Setting Gamma-Ray Burst (1,089 words) © David Dickinson for Universe Today, 2013. | Permalink | 3