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  Gamma-Ray Burst Award

This award is given to an amateur astronomer for the discovery of a gamma-ray burst optical afterglow.


Announced at the 97th Spring Meeting of the AAVSO
Cambridge, England April 2008:

Arto Oksanen
for the discovery of
the Gamma-Ray Burst optical afterglow
of
GRB 071010B
OCTOBER 10.8768, 2007 UT

Arto receives the GRB Award from AAVSO Director, Arne Henden


Announced at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the AAVSO
Waltham, MA on October 30, 2004:

Libert (Berto) A. G. Monard
for the discovery of
the Gamma-Ray Burst optical afterglow
of
GRB 030725

July 25.79, 2003 UT

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