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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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The Crab Nebula and Geminga in Gamma Rays
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The Crab Nebula and Geminga in Gamma Rays
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What if you could "see" in gamma-rays? If you could, these two spinning neutron stars [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] or pulsars would be among the brightest objects in the sky. This computer processed image shows the Crab Nebula pulsar (below and right of center) and the Geminga pulsar (above and left of center) in the "light" of gamma-rays. Gamma-ray photons are more than 10,000 times more energetic than visible light photons and are blocked from the Earths's surface by the atmosphere. This image was produced by the high energy gamma-ray telescope "EGRET" on board NASA's orbiting Compton Observatory satellite. For more information see Compton Science Support Center release. [ http://cossc.gsfc.n…]
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What if you could "see" in gamma-rays? If you could, these two spinning neutron stars [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] or pulsars would be among the brightest objects in the sky. This computer processed image shows the Crab Nebula pulsar (below and right of center) and the Geminga pulsar (above and left of center) in the "light" of gamma-rays. Gamma-ray photons are more than 10,000 times more energetic than visible light photons and are blocked from the Earths's surface by the atmosphere. This image was produced by the high energy gamma-ray telescope "EGRET" on board NASA's orbiting Compton Observatory satellite. For more information see Compton Science Support Center release. [ http://cossc.gsfc.n…] Explanation
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NASA, Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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EGRET
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EGRET
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Visible Light
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Visible Light
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nebula
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nebula
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SPD-APOD-ap950624
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