The Long Jet of the Lighthouse Nebula

The Lighthouse Nebula was formed by the wind of a pulsar, a rapidly notating neutron star that rotates at speeds faster than 1,000 km/sec. Located roughly 23,000 light years away towards Carina the Keel near Canopus and Eta Carinae, the image of the wind nebula are clearly shown on the lower right hand side of the X-ray image taken from the Chandra Xray Observatory.