Triggers:GRBs

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Very short-lived optical transients associated with enormous gamma-ray outbursts. A catalogue of GRBs is available here.

  • time-scales from seconds to minutes
  • in maximum can reach up to few mag, but the whole range observed
  • host galaxy can be visible

GRB06-RAPTOR.png from Wozniak et al. 2006

GRB08-PI.png from Sokolowski et al.2009