Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
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SNR G119+10.2 or CTA 1 - a 70h exposure marathon in Cepheus, Distant Luminosity
SNR G119+10.2 or CTA 1 - a 70h exposure marathon in Cepheus
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SNR G119+10.2 or CTA 1 - a 70h exposure marathon in Cepheus

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SNR G119+10.2 or CTA 1 - a 70h exposure marathon in Cepheus, Distant Luminosity
SNR G119+10.2 or CTA 1 - a 70h exposure marathon in Cepheus
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SNR G119+10.2 or CTA 1 - a 70h exposure marathon in Cepheus

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CTA1 is a very dim supernova remnant located within the constellation Cassiopeia, approximately 4600 light-years away. This celestial object has garnered substantial attention from astronomers due to its complex structure and puzzling characteristics.A point source within CTA1 was presumed to be a pulsar. However, despite these expectations, no radio pulses were ever detected. This was until NASA's Fermi Space Telescope uncovered that it pulses at gamma-ray energies. This peculiar source marks the inaugural discovery of a unique class, named "dark pulsars" (rotating neutron stars that exclusively emit pulses in the form of high-energy radiations). These dark pulsars might elude detection in radio or visible light if their emissions are confined to a narrow beam, that is unseen from Earth. The study of gamma-ray properties exhibited by pulsars offers invaluable insights into the physics governing the emission regions on neutron stars.

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SNR G119+10.2 or CTA 1 - a 70h exposure marathon in Cepheus, Distant Luminosity