Comment on The Vela Supernova Remnant
humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
How is a pulsar or “the center” of that identified?
Comment on The Vela Supernova Remnant
humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
How is a pulsar or “the center” of that identified?
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
You got me curious, so I searched around a little bit, and it seems that the pulsar is very faint, and flashes on a timed cycle. Looks you need some pretty heavy-duty equipment to record it, either a radio telescope or high-grade optical telescope, plus a way to log long exposures.
Basically, it seems pretty elusive for other than the best amateurs with special equipment. Something like that, anyway.