Vela pulsar

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Vela pulsar [′vē·lə ′pəl‚sär]

(astronomy)

A pulsar with a period of 80 milliseconds, about 1500 light-years (1.4 × 10¹⁹meters) away in the constellation Vela, whose variation has been detected at radio, gamma-ray, and optical wavelengths; probably associated with the Vela supernova remnant.

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No references found			On Vela Pulsar, there's an uncanny empathy to the way they play percussive sections together and then stop as if a switch was thrown, or join on a tone-centred drone like an orchestral string section. Stan Tracey/Keith Tippett, Supernova by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk The most powerful high energy gamma rays and X-rays stem from the Vela Pulsar. Unidentified (UFOs) and Identified Flying Objects by Scot Aaron / Ethnic, cultural, racial issues community The jet, a half light-year in length, is spewing electrons and positrons from the Vela pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star a mere 20 kilometers in diameter. Revved-up antics of a pulsar jet. (Astronomy) by Science News			Veisbrod, Boris Solomonovich Veisiejai Veit Stoss Veit, Philipp Veits, Veniamin Veits, Veniamin Isaakovich Vejle Vejýdovsky, František Vejydovsky, Frantisek Vekšniai Vekilova, Leila Makhat Kyzy Vekman, Aleksandr Vekman, Aleksandr Karlovich Veksa Veksha Vekshinskii, Sergei Vekshinskii, Sergei Arkadevich Veksler, Vladimir Veksler, Vladimir Iosifovich Veksniai Vekua, Ilia Vekua, Ilia Nestorovich Vel Vela Vela Peeva Vela pulsar Vela supernova remnant Vela X Vela X-1 Vela X-2 Vela, Blasco Núñez velamen Velar Consonants velarium Velasco Alvarado, Juan Velasco Ibarra, José Velasco Ibarra, Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra, José María Velasco, José María Velasco, Juan Velasco, Luis de Velay Velázquez, Diego Velázquez, Diego de Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velcro Veld Velde, Henri van de Velde, Henry Clemens Van de Velde, Van de			VEKI Vekilova, Leila Makhat Kyzy Vekman, Aleksandr Vekman, Aleksandr Karlovich VEKN Veksa Veksha Vekshinskii, Sergei Vekshinskii, Sergei Arkadevich Veksler Veksler and Baldin Laboratory of High Energies Veksler, Vladimir Veksler, Vladimir Iosifovich Veksniai Vektorová katastrálna mapa Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics Vekua, Ilia Vekua, Ilia Nestorovich Vel Vel Vel Non vel. Vela Vela Vela Vela Vela Vela (constellation) Vela Peeva Vela pulsar Vela Supernova Remnant Vela X Vela X-1 Vela X-2 Vela, Blasco Núñez velacione VELACS Velada Velada Velaea Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College Velai velamen velamen velamen velamentous velamentous velamentous velamentous insertion velamentous insertion velamentous insertion velamentous insertion velamina velamina velamina Velamox Velamox Velan Velan Velan

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