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From the surface of PSR 1257+12 a, the parent pulsar is only as bright as the full moon. There is no magnetic field here, and no atmosphere. Nothing to protect the little world from the barrage of subatomic particles streaming from the stellar remnant. The horizon faintly glows with the blue light of ions excited by this pulsar wind, a small touch of color to an otherwise dim and desolate world. | ||||||||
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