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Originally Posted by plasmodium
I didn't think a retina was sensitive to cosmic rays??? They leave marks on CCD images, but didn't think they were a visual phenomenom.... anyone???
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Remembering a recent talk by
Dr Brian Schmidt - "Gamma Ray Bursts" at Astrofest QLD 06 .
http://www.qldastrofest.org.au/html/brian_schmidt.htm a forword on his talk
I do remember him saying something like "gamma ray burst can be as
bright as mag 8 and last as long as 1000th of a sec to 1000 x 1 second. So
it could be quite possible to catch one through the scope if you happen to
be looking in the right spot. Although I also remember him saying they
weren't taking visual observations, just CCD images.
Some could probably correct me if I'm wrong, it was a very interesting talk.
Unfortunately I forgot to get my name on the list to be alerted of when
events are happening.
regards,CS sunny days
Rob