Central neutron star at the heart of the Crab Nebula.

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Central neutron star at the heart of the Crab Nebula. The rapid motion of the material nearest to the central star is revealed by the subtle rainbow of colours in this time-lapse image, the rainbow effect being due to the movement of material over the time between one image and another.

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