Hidden pulsar

A recently identified pulsar is hard to spot in this portion of the Large Magellanic Cloud under normal viewing conditions (sunglasses off). But move the slider and the pulsar becomes clear in the polarized view (sunglasses on). Pulsars are among the few celestial objects that emit circular polarized light.

View of a pulsar with sunglasses off.
View of a pulsar with sunglasses on.

Credit: Yuanming Wang.