The Distance Scale to Gamma-Ray Bursts Great Debate in 1995 |
Debate Proceedings: Six published papers from the diamond
jubilee debate appeared in the 1995 December Publications of the Astronomical
Society of the Pacific. Included are the two introductory talks, an opening
by one of the organizers, and a closing by the moderator.
An Introduction by Robert Nemiroff
The 1920 Shapley-Curtis Discussion: Background, Issues, And Outcome
by Virginia Trimble
Gamma-Ray Bursts: An Overview by Gerald Fishman
How Far Away Are Gamma-Ray Bursters? by Bohdan Paczynski
The Distance Scale To Gamma-Ray Bursts by Donald Q. Lamb
Concluding Remarks by Martin Rees
About the 1995 Debate: Background information about the 1995 debate
is given below.
The Program distributed at the 1995 Diamond
Jubilee Debate. The program includes an introduction, the schedule of
events, and a brief profile of all the program participants.
Images from the debate.
Comments about the debate. Comments from people who attended the
debate are being compiled. Some comments are available - updated
June 16, 1995.
Scientific Background:
Below find links and lists intended for students, educators, and the
generally inquisitive.
A Brief History of the Discovery of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts
by J. T. Bonnell
A short bibliography for the 1995 debate.
Some of these articles are highly technical in nature.
A Glossary of terms used in the 1995 debate.
Gamma Ray Bursts from the Unknown an Astronomy Picture
of the Day describing the great "GRB" mystery. Follow the
links to find more information.
Optical Transient Near GRB970508 Shows Distant Redshift
an
APOD describing how a solution to this mystery may
have now been found.
Brighter Than a Million Galaxies press releases from NASA's
Marshall Space Flight Center describing recent events.