Astronomy Picture of the Day · September 13, 2001

X-Rays and the Circinus Pulsar

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 13, 2001 is “X-Rays and the Circinus Pulsar,” an image. It is credited to Credit: B. Gaensler et al., MIT, NASA. The original explanation runs about 176 words.

From the explanation

“A bizarre stellar corpse 19,000 light-years from Earth, pulsar PSR B1509-58 beckons from the small southern constellation of Circinus . Like its cousin at the heart of the Crab nebula, the Circinus pulsar is a rapidly spinning, magnetized neutron star .”

— APOD editors, September 13, 2001

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: September 13, 2001
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: B. Gaensler et al., MIT, NASA
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 176 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, September 13, 2001 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2001-september-13-x-rays-and-the-circinus-pulsar

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