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Title Graphic: Burst and Transient Source Experiment
Gamma Ray Burst Spatial Distribution

Graphic: The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's
Burst and Transient Source Experiment
Gamma Ray Spatial Distribution
April-December, 1991

Graphic: BATSE Gamma Ray Bursts

The rest of the video shows data collected by the BATSE experiment. It detected about 1 gamma-ray burst a day for nearly 9 years. This movie shows the locations, in galactic coordinates, of the first few hundred bursts that BATSE detected. The burst locations are randomly located in the sky.

Imagine the Universe is a service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Dr. Francis Marshall (Acting Director), within the Astrophysics Science Division (ASD) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

The Imagine Team
Project Leader: Dr. Jim Lochner
Curator:Meredith Gibb
Responsible NASA Official:Phil Newman
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