Keck image courtesy of F. Hulleman and M. van Kerkwijk.
Infrared (2.1-micron) images of the magnetar 1E 2259+586
Infrared (2.1-micron) images of the magnetar 1E 2259+586 taken with the Keck telescope (left) in 2000, and with NIRI on the Gemini North telescope (right) just after the burst in June 2002. The magnetar (indicated by the arrow) was 3.4 times brighter in June 2002 than it was 2 years earlier. Keck image courtesy of F. Hulleman and M. van Kerkwijk.
