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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]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_sky deep sky] [[events]] such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernovae supernovae] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_ray_bursts gamma ray bursts].
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]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_sky deep sky] [[events]] such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernovae supernovae] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_ray_bursts gamma ray bursts].
==See also==
*'''''[[Ephemeral]]'''''
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