Time sequence of Crab pulsar

In this image, the continuous lines in the top and bottom half are produced by normal stars of constant brightness, while the series of dots represents the individual pulses of the Crab pulsar, one every 33 milliseconds (i.e. the neutron star rotates around its axis 30 times per second). It is also obvious that these dots are alternatively brighter and fainter: they mirror the double-peaked profile of the light pulses.

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ID:eso9948h
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:17 november 1999
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso9948
Storlek:707 x 476 px

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Namn:Crab Pulsar
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star : Pulsar
Avstånd:6000 ljusår
Kategori:Stars

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