My trivia and facts on the Universe. Asteroids, black holes, distances, galaxies, light, Mars rovers, Moon landings, stars, Titan, Voyager program, and other Universe trivia and facts.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
The Hand
PSR B1509-58 "The Hand" is an image taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. It is a pulsar that resembles a human hand reaching out into space. It is approximately 17,000 light years away in the constellation of Circinus.
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