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 NGC 6543 |
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N e u t r o n S t a
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Pulsar (Wide-Field View )
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NASA/SAO/CXC )
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In this wide angle view, the Vela pulsar wind nebula is seen against
a background of clouds, or filaments, of multi-million degree Celsius
gas. These clouds are part of a huge sphere of hot expanding gas produced
by the supernova explosion associated with the creation of the Vela
pulsar about 10,000 years ago. As the ejecta from the explosion expanded
into space and collided with the surrounding interstellar gas, shock
waves were formed and heated the gas and ejecta to millions of degrees.
The sphere of hot gas is about 100 light years across, 15 times larger
than the region shown in this image, and is expanding at a speed of
about 400,000 km/hr. Vela Pulsar Photo Album Page |
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