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Crab Nebula pulsar Composite Image
author: Nasa/CXC/Novapix
reference: a-snv11-00522
Image Size 300 DPI: 20 * 20 cm
View of the activity in the inner region around the Crab Nebula pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star seen as a bright white dot near the center of the images.
The inner ring is about one light year across.
Composite image showing the X-ray (blue), and optical (red) images superimposed.
The inner ring is about one light year across.
Composite image showing the X-ray (blue), and optical (red) images superimposed.
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