image: The record-breaking pulsar J1311-3430, found at the AEI, lies towards the constellation of Centaurus in the southern celestial hemisphere. The sky position of the pulsar–discovered solely through its pulsed gamma-ray emission–and its unusual companion have been highlighted by a star symbol. Lines indicate the celestial constellations which are also marked with their Latin names in this map. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Oct. 25, 2012, issue of Science Express, published by AAAS. The paper, by Holger Pletsch at Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut) in Hannover, Germany, and colleagues was titled, “Binary Millisecond Pulsar Discovery via Gamma-Ray Pulsations." view more
Credit: [Image courtesy of Stellarium/AEI/Knispel]