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Object 81: Unusually Shocking

Object 81: Unusually Shocking

Update: 2022-09-05
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What may be most interesting about the pulsar PSR J2124-3358 is not that it is spinning very rapidly but that stellar winds from the pulsar have collided with the interstellar medium, producing a glowing bow shock.
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Object 81: Unusually Shocking

Object 81: Unusually Shocking

George Bendo