Afterglow against galaxy brightness (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Afterglow against galaxy brightness

Caption

The box indicates where the neutron star merger (GW170817) and its afterglow occurred. The event's brightness is overwhelmed by the brightness of the galaxy (center).

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Wen-fai Fong/Northwestern University

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