https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/03/27/brightest-gammaray-burst-evah/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:07:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/03/27/brightest-gammaray-burst-evah/#comment-5787 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:07:38 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/03/27/brightest-gammaray-burst-evah/#comment-5787 Hi,The reports I’ve read about this GRB state that it was visible because one of the jets pointed directly at us, but also that was is visible in a GRB is the afterglow produced when the jets of gamma rays energise surrounding gas.This to me implies that the afterglow only emits visible light in the same direction as the jets. Otherwise, we would visibly see many more GRBs, but not detect the gamma rays because they weren’t directed at us.Is it true that the light in the afterglow is only emitted in the same direction as the jets from the collapsing star? Or am I missing something..

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