I thought that was one of those new color ultra sound pictures of a baby but it turned out to be a baby pulsar. Go figure
Hi,
I love all those translucent colors... beautiful image! 
**We discovered that as the shockwave gains both the momentum and the energy needed to blow outward and create the explosion, it starts spiraling all on its own, which starts the neutron star at the center of the star spinning in the opposite direction**
cant picture this. why would it spin in the opposite direction?
Have a nice day Q!
is this like the feeling we get when we press somethings like clay?
the clay starts to move in two different opposite directions in the it brakes up..maybe it too will spin if not for gravitational pull of earth and other factors??
Hi Dr John, I hear some human babies can be just as loud.
Hi Casper,
equal and opposite reaction.
the shockwave gains the momentum and energy to blow outwards
the 'explosion' causes the outer layer of gases to start spiralling one way and the neutron star in the centre (behind the explosion) to spin in the opposite direction.
Several other events remain possible:
the explosion is smaller, the mass of the centre is smaller, the volume of the centre is smaller or larger - in which case the outer layer may cause the neutron star to spin, or the neutron star starts spinning and causes the outer layer of gases to spin with it.
Hi Vishesh, - the explosion
causes an equal and opposite reaction
Imagine the force you are using to press the clay, is an explosion inside the clay. If there were a neutron star within, the liquified or gaseous clay and neutron star would start spinning, either in the same direction or in opposite directions.
The gravitational pull from the neutron star (within) would stop the clay being totally dispersed, keeping it spinning in an 'orbit'
I thought that looked like an eyeball for a minute or two. I find it amazing that so amny things in life almost seem to follow a pattern in form. For instance, the eyeball and the pulsar. Or is that way because that is the way we are taught and learn to see and define objects?
I thought it was an eyeball too!!
Enjoyed this post. The image would make a wonderful painting. Yes, it does like the eye of the star.
Hope your weary bones are better today.
:o)
oooooooooops! yes, it does look like the eye of the star ...
could this be a game of ping pong placed within the skies
some celestial movement of games
to play
could this be that childhood game
of ping pong that we left behind
and now it plays within our skies
teasing you as a new discovery!
Hi Jimmy James, well computers no matter how powerful or large can only work out or do what we instruct them to do. And to fit a star or its onto a section of screen can hardly do it justice.
But this particular model was to show how a pulsar could obtain its spin, perhaps an animated simulation would have been a better choice.
As for the eye, I've seen a greatly magnified image of the Iris of an eye
much large than this one
I would have posted it if I could find it online. It has its own special beauty, and beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder - but the eye cannot capture or reflect the vastness of a pulsar or star, unless it is from very very far.
lol BarnGoddess, you mean
like this schematic of an eye
Hi Trinity, You mean
like this Hawk's Eye
I'd be very keen to see a 3-D rendition or painting of this 3-D computer simulation of a pulsar.
Trinity Star, my bones weary or not
I always welcome the light touch of gentle fingers running down my spine!
Hi Pauline,
playing ping pong, electrons among the stars
gives rise to neutron stars, shining Pulsars!
Very pretty! I enjoyed reading about the neutron , pulsar star. Something new from old. I like that! Thanks Quasar! hugs!
hi Q,
underlines the simplicity eh?
thanks! clearer now
er..quasar one suggestion-can you add a search to your comments as well-a lot of new information is discussed here related to the posts.?
Hi Katie,
something old something new
and now something bold, something blue!
PS - Have you changed your place again, never sure which is poetry corner, which is animals 'corner' or which is the other corner, but I guess they are all three sides of the same katie.
Hi Casper, I try and keep it on simple lines here, though hard to make some things clear in too few words
Hi Vishesh, one can create links or shortcuts to haloscan comments.
If something is said or added to what you or someone asked more than two posts away, I can add a link
But I cannot add a search of haloscan in the blog (yet).
I like the idea that pulsars are like ice skaters...add to that the relevant music... yes, quite a show. Especially when it's as colourful as your pic here!
Alas, Annelisa
I can only ice-skate in the Mind
But dancing on ice to music in Space is one of my favourite passtimes too
Always such grace when two heavenly bodies flow in total harmony whether on the floor or on ICE.
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