Hand Of God, or Reach for the stars, or Leggo My Eggo,

YOU TUBE: April 06, 2009 — In a new image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, high-energy X-rays emanating from the nebula around PSR B1509-58 have been colored blue to reveal a structure resembling a hand reaching for some eternal red cosmic light.

The star now spins around at the dizzying pace of seven times every second -- as pulsars do -- spewing energy into space that creates the scene.

NYDAILYNEWS: ...photo of Pulsar B1509 captures the X-Ray nebula in a state shaped like a human hand. NASA estimates the shape spans 150 light years, but is caused by a dense neutron star that's just 12 miles in diameter.

"The pulsar is a rapidly spinning neutron star which is spewing energy out into the space around it to create complex and intriguing structures, including one that resembles a large cosmic hand," NASA said in a release.

That energy makes B1509 "one of the most powerful electromagnetic generators in the Galaxy," said NASA, with a magnetic field at it's surface that's 15 trillion times stronger than that of Earth's.

Astronomers believe B1509 is roughly 1,700 years old and is located 17,000 light years from Earth.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/04/14/2009-04-14_does_nasas_photograph_of_pulsar_b1509_capture_the_hand_of_god.html#ixzz0pCpn7TPk

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