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Astronomy 103, Fall, 2006

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Crab Nebula

Tale of a Supernova

Physical Processes

Four Wavelengths

Optical Image

Nebula Core

Moon Phases

Crab Nebula : Close-up on the Nucleus

Part of the Crab Nebula lab.

A series of three images taken of the Crab pulsar and surrounding region. If you look closely at the images, you will see a couple of features that change over this time frame. Note especially the thin white streak a little over one-third from the bottom of the middle image, and a little over one-fourth from the bottom of the lower right image. It appears much like a wave in a pond.



Pulsar

A close-up of the Crab Nebula pulsar and a diagram identifying the features seen. Note that these images have been rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the above images.


Last modified: 2006-10-19 , by Robert Knop

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