Astronomy Picture of the Day · February 11, 1998

Ultra-Fast Pulsar

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 11, 1998 is “Ultra-Fast Pulsar,” an image. It is credited to Credit: E. V. Gotthelf (LHEA, GSFC) Q. D. Wang (Northwestern Univ.), ASCA. The original explanation runs about 199 words.

From the explanation

“Pulsars are rotating neutron stars , born in the violent crucibles of supernova explosions . Like cosmic lighthouses , beams of radiation from surface hotspots sweep past our viewpoint creating pulses which reveal the rotation rates of these incredibly dense stellar corpses .”

— APOD editors, February 11, 1998

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At a glance

Date: February 11, 1998
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: E. V. Gotthelf (LHEA, GSFC) Q. D. Wang (Northwestern Univ.), ASCA
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 199 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, February 11, 1998 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1998-february-11-ultra-fast-pulsar

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