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Flare from the magnetar-candidate
The newly discovered object, known as SWIFT J195509+261406, showed intense flaring activity over a three day period. One of such flare is demonstrated here. The images, obtained with the 0.8-m IAC80 telescope at Teide Observatory (Spain), show the source over a time span of about 30 minutes, during which the source brightens quickly then fades away. Forty of such flares have been recorded by the team of astronomers.
Forrás:A.J. Castro-Tirado/IAC80/ESO.
About the Video
| Id: | eso0831a |
| Közzététel napja: | 2008. szeptember 23. |
| Related releases: | eso0831 |
| Időtartam: | 09 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Név: | SWIFT J195509.6+261406 |
| Típus: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star |
| Category: | Stars |
