Transient astronomical event

Transient astronomical event

A transient astronomical event, often simply called in context by astronomers a transient, is an astronomical object or phenomenon which can be observed for a short period of time. Singularly, the term is used for violent deep sky events such as supernovae and gamma ray bursts.


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