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1. Vela is the name of a constellation, not a pulsar. The pulsar is "in" Vega, as viewed from Earth.

Fri Oct 6, 2023, 12:19 PM

Oct 2023

"Vela is nearly 1,000 light-years from Earth" is simply nonsensical.

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