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The video illustrates our current understanding of a bursting pulsar. Observations show the Bursting Pulsar to consist of a neutron star spinning with a rotation period of 0.467 s. This rotation is indicated in the video by light pulsing from the neutron star about twice a second. In addition, bright outbursts of X-rays and gamma-rays (indicated by a bright flash) occur approximately once every hour. In addition, the pulsar orbits around another star (seen in the background in the video) with period of 11.8 days.