Gamma-Ray Bursts: Newfound Diversity in Nature's Biggest Bangs

Lecture
Event San Francisco Amateur Astronomers Location San Francisco, CA Date Oct 2007

Summary

Public lecture on how gamma-ray bursts went from Cold War curiosity to the biggest explosions known, and on their newfound diversity: short bursts from merging compact objects and long bursts without supernovae.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 7:30 pm, in the club's monthly public lecture series.