X-ray image of GRB 221009A showing concentric rings formed by X-rays reflecting off dust clouds in the Milky Way galaxy. These rings are not part of the distant GRB itself but rather light echoes within our own galaxy. The brightness at the center is the gamma-ray burst.

Astronomy Picture from 17/10/2022

X-Ray Rings Around a Gamma Ray Burst

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221017.html


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