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ART0CVCMT1M4GVS·Artifact · recording

Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 180916.J0158+65

PhotographCC BY 4.0Released 6 January 2020
Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 180916.J0158+65: photo
Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 180916.J0158+65: photo
Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 180916.J0158+65: photoGemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 180916.J0158+65: picture

The periodic repeater placed by European VLBI in a star-forming region of a spiral arm in a galaxy about 150 million parsecs away; the image shows the galaxy with the burst's position circled.

Gemini Observatory, 2020. CC BY 4.0

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PhotoGemini Observatory · noirlab.edu · 2020-01-06 · CC BY 4.01 step from the original
PictureGemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA · noirlab.edu · CC BY 4.01 step from the original

Where it was made

HonoluluWailuku1Gemini North telescope200 kmHonoluluLihue1200 km

Sources 1

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 180916.J0158+65 [Artifact ART0CVCMT1M4GVS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CVCMT1M4GVS
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