Artist's impression of a magnetar in the star cluster Westerlund 1. (IMAGE)

University College London

Artist's impression of a magnetar in the star cluster Westerlund 1.

Caption

This artist’s impression shows a magnetar in the star cluster Westerlund 1.

Credit

ESO/L. Calçada. https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1415a/

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Credit must be given to the creator.

License

CC BY

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