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> The Crab nebula pulsar.

The Crab nebula pulsar.

author: Nasa/CXC/Novapix

reference: a-snv11-00528

Image Size 300 DPI: 20 * 20 cm

This image represents a snapshot from a movie that shows dynamic rings, wisps and jets of matter and antimatter around the pulsar in the Crab Nebula as observed in X-ray light by Chandra. The inner ring is about one light year across. Observation Date: April 6, 2001.

Keywords for this photo:

2001 - ASTRONOMY - CHANDRA - DISK - EVOLUTION - JET - M1 - NEUTRON STAR - NGC 1952 - PULSAR - STAR - SUPERNOVA - SUPERNOVA REMNANT - TAURUS - X - X-RAY -