Crab Pulsar and Inner Nebula

This movie imagines that you are close to the Crab Pulsar and slowly pull away, allowing you to see more and more of what is going on to power the inner part of the nebula. Observations suggest that matter moves away from the pulsar in a wind moving out from the equator (causing the observed ripples) and in two polar jets. The jets form bright shock fronts where they ram into surrounding material. Usage: Click "Play" to begin. "Step" moves forward one step and "Back" moves backwards one step. Click "Stop" to halt. "Home" returns to the beginning from any point.