The FERMI website says "Ground-based observatories are monitoring the location of GRB 130427A and expect to find an underlying supernova by midmonth." Patrick - is this something your equipment can do?  http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/shocking-burst.html Dion ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] GRB Fun but I really can't say it's "Patrick's".  It was discovered elsewhere and I received an email notice of where to look. The only thing that appears to set my observations apart is that I stayed on it for a few hours and so was able to make the light curve I posted before. So although not "mine" it's still neat to have been involved. patrick On 06 May 2013, at 17:10, Joe Bauman wrote:

I think this is Patrick's GRP .... Lucky guy!

http://news.yahoo.com/record-breaking-star-explosion-most-powerful-ever-seen...

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Outstanding work, Patrick! Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 8:12 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] GRB Fun but I really can't say it's "Patrick's". It was discovered elsewhere and I received an email notice of where to look. The only thing that appears to set my observations apart is that I stayed on it for a few hours and so was able to make the light curve I posted before. So although not "mine" it's still neat to have been involved. patrick On 06 May 2013, at 17:10, Joe Bauman wrote:

I think this is Patrick's GRP .... Lucky guy!

http://news.yahoo.com/record-breaking-star-explosion-most-powerful-ever-seen...

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Like I said, it's Patrick's GRB. ________________________________ From: Scott Catron <zaui@yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] GRB Used as a reference on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRB_130427A   ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] GRB Fun but I really can't say it's "Patrick's".  It was discovered elsewhere and I received an email notice of where to look. The only thing that appears to set my observations apart is that I stayed on it for a few hours and so was able to make the light curve I posted before. So although not "mine" it's still neat to have been involved. patrick On 06 May 2013, at 17:10, Joe Bauman wrote:

I think this is Patrick's GRP .... Lucky guy!

http://news.yahoo.com/record-breaking-star-explosion-most-powerful-ever-seen...

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On 08 May 2013, at 10:47, Scott Catron wrote:

Used as a reference on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRB_130427A

Oops, there goes my hat size again. :) But seriously, this thing (whatever it was) is still detectable. I've received three notices this morning from people who worked it last night, nearly 10 days after the initial event. Really weird. patrick

Very impressive. ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] GRB On 06 May 2013, at 17:10, Joe Bauman wrote:

I think this is Patrick's GRP .... Lucky guy! http://news.yahoo.com/record-breaking-star-explosion-most-powerful-ever-seen...

Here's Sky & Telescope's take: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/Brilliant-GRB-Blas... patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

Amazing that this burst lasted longer than a minute or two.    I have a question.  According to the article "The collapse of the star's core triggers jets of relativistic matter so powerful that they bore outward through the star and into the surrounding space."  Are those jets of matter leaving the star in all directions or in just two  (thru the former star's north and south magnetic poles)?  I always thought it was the latter and, if so, that would mean that we were in the line of fire from one of those jets.     But now I'm not so sure as the article went on to say that they hope to continue to monitor it within the next few days as "interactions with shells of gas previously shed by the dying star creates dazzling outbursts of light", which conjures up images in my mind of V838 Monocerotis http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire/pr2005002g/web_print/ For that to happen would seem to indicate that the jets of gas are omnidirectional.     ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] GRB On 06 May 2013, at 17:10, Joe Bauman wrote:

I think this is Patrick's GRP .... Lucky guy! http://news.yahoo.com/record-breaking-star-explosion-most-powerful-ever-seen...

Here's Sky & Telescope's take: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/Brilliant-GRB-Blas... patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

Thanks for the info.  That was great that you seem to have been the only carbon-based entity to record this event.   For it to last so long, what do the NASA/Goddard folks think this was?  The now second longest GRB was no more than 2 minutes in duration compared to the several hours duration of this one.  Can't imagine how massive it must have been.  Can't imagine the fate of the (former) galaxy that harbored it. ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] GRB Hi Mike, My understanding that some light is given off in all directions but that most of the light goes into two focused beams, one emanating from each pole. Someone from NASA/Goddard contacted me about this saying he thought a possible reason it was so bright was that we did happen to be in one of the two beams generated by the GRB. So I guess we're lucky it was not closer as a direct hit by such a beam from close up could end most life on Earth (and I'd just as soon my name not be associated with such a beam... <g> ). patrick On 07 May 2013, at 06:43, M Wilson wrote:

I have a question.  According to the article "The collapse of the star's core triggers jets of relativistic matter so powerful that they bore outward through the star and into the surrounding space."  Are those jets of matter leaving the star in all directions or in just two  (thru the former star's north and south magnetic poles)?  I always thought it was the latter and, if so, that would mean that we were in the line of fire from one of those jets.

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Here's Universe Today's take on the event: http://www.universetoday.com/102017/amateur-astronomer-catches-record-settin... patrick

This is newsworthy. We're sharing this on Clark Planetarium's Facebook page. Congrats, Patrick! Sent from my iPhone On May 8, 2013, at 3:41 PM, "Patrick Wiggins" <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:

Here's Universe Today's take on the event:

http://www.universetoday.com/102017/amateur-astronomer-catches-record-settin...

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