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High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

NASA's image library records High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO).

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

This image is of the Crab Nebula in visible light photographed by the Hale Observatory optical telescope in 1959. The faint object at the center had been identified as a pulsar and is thought to be the remains of the original star. It had been observed as a pulsar in visible light, radio wave, x-rays, and gamma-rays.

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A CLOSER LOOK

This image is of the Crab Nebula in visible light photographed by the Hale Observatory optical telescope in 1959. The faint object at the center had been identified as a pulsar and is thought to be the remains of the original star. It had been observed as a pulsar in visible light, radio wave, x-rays, and gamma-rays.

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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

NASA Image and Video LibraryHigh Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

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