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CSIRO Media Release – 1 February 2011
Ref 11/07
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| Dr Simon Johnston (foreground) in the control room of CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope. |
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CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope |
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| Artist's impression of a pulsar |
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Animation of a pulsar |
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| PSR B0531+21 The Crab Pulsar. This is the youngest known pulsar and lies at the centre of the Crab Nebula the remains of an exploded star. The explosion was witnessed by Europeans and Chinese in the year 1054 A.D. as a day-time light in the sky. The pulsar rotates about 30 times a second. |
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Audio grabs of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science researcher, Dr Simon Johnston |
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| Audio grabs of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science researcher, Dr Simon Johnston |
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