Video zooming in on the gamma-ray burst GRB 250702B (VIDEO)

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This video zooms in on the gamma-ray burst GRB 250702B. It combines images taken with different telescopes at different times and various wavelengths. The journey begins with a wide-field view of the sky in visible light, which then switches to infrared light. The video ends with a sequence of infrared images taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope showing the aftermath of the explosion, with the source fading from 3 July (one day after the explosion) to 15 July.

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ESO/L. Calçada/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)/Digitized Sky Survey 2/VISTA Hemisphere Survey/A. Levan, A. Martin-Carrillo et al. Music: Azul Cobalto

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