Re: GRB 080303A - NOT!
Well, it would seem that I did not see a visible afterglow to GRB 080303A. However a second observation, again using GRAS 15 in Australia (08-Mar-2008 15:30:29 - 15:40:22 UTC), 1 x 120 sec luminance bin 1, shows that it has MOVED :o
There is also a second object with some apparent motion too. In this GIF animation I have marked the primary subject with a red arrow, and the secondary subject with a green arrow.
The fuzzy halo around the primary subject is intriguing. A comet? I have been unable, so far, to unearth any data, but will keep looking......
Using the SN Candidate Minor-Planet Checker returned no results.
I shall continue to monitor this situation closely.
Tentatively named comet MacDonald-Brown/080303 ;D
There is also a second object with some apparent motion too. In this GIF animation I have marked the primary subject with a red arrow, and the secondary subject with a green arrow.
The fuzzy halo around the primary subject is intriguing. A comet? I have been unable, so far, to unearth any data, but will keep looking......
Using the SN Candidate Minor-Planet Checker returned no results.
I shall continue to monitor this situation closely.
Tentatively named comet MacDonald-Brown/080303 ;D
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