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X-ray, Optical, & Radio Images of Lighthouse Pulsar (PSR J1101-6101)Credit: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/Stanford Univ./J. Dinsmore et al.; IXPE: NASA/MSFC/J. Dinsmore et al., Radio: CSIRO/ATNF/ATCA; Optical: 2MASS/UMass/IPAC-Caltech/NASA/NSF; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare
These images show data from different telescopes of the region around the Lighthouse pulsar and its wake. X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, X-rays from NASA's IXPE, radio emission captured by the Australia Compact Telescope Array are all included. Optical light data from the 2MASS telescope shows the stars visible in this field of view.
Return to: The Cosmic Wake of the Lighthouse Pulsar (July 9, 2026)
Revised: July 08, 2026