Wider view of the area around the gamma-ray burst GRB 250702B

Eso_eso2514b_1024

eso_eso2514b September 9th, 2025

Credit: ESO/A. Levan, A. Martin-Carrillo et al.

This image shows a wider area around the gamma-ray burst GRB 250702B, a high energy explosion that repeated several times over the course of a day. The image was taken on 3 July using the HAWK-I infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The explosion is the orange source right at the centre of the image. 

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2514b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
GRB 250702BDE
Subject - Local Universe
Cosmology > Phenomenon > Gamma Ray Burst
Eso_eso2514b_1280
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ID
eso2514b
Subject Category
C.6.2.2  
Subject Name
GRB 250702BDE
Credits
ESO/A. Levan, A. Martin-Carrillo et al.
Release Date
2025-09-09T14:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2514b/
Type
Observation
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Bandpass
Central Wavelength
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Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
2481.0, 2481.0
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Rotation
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FITS Header
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Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
https://www.eso.org
Name
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Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso2514b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2514b.tif
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Metadata Date
2025-07-31T12:28:47+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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