'After shedding its outer layers, the core of the star
collapsed into a neutron star—an ultra-dense ball consisting of protons and
electrons that have been smashed together to form neutrons. The neutron star,
named the Vela Pulsar, is now an ultra-condensed object with the mass of a
star like the Sun contained in a sphere just a few kilometres across. Located
in the lower left region of this image, the Vela Pulsar is a relatively dim
star that is indistinguishable from its thousands of celestial neighbours. Still
reeling from its explosive death, the Vela Pulsar spins rapidly on its own axis
and possesses a powerful magnetic field'.
you can see the full 1.3-gigapixel colorized image available from NOIRlab, for more on how the Dark Energy Camera works, visit PetaPixel, what amazing and yes I am going to say it, out of this world photographs, and as it happens I came a cross this handy chart,
how much you will weigh when travelling, your weight on earth converted for your weight on the moon, Jupiter and Mars, no intergalactic traveller should be without one of these, found on Pinterest.
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