Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  M 1  ·  NGC 1952
M-1 CRAB NEBULA IN L (LUMINANCE), Roger R. Sanchez Giammattei
M-1 CRAB NEBULA IN L (LUMINANCE)
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M-1 CRAB NEBULA IN L (LUMINANCE)

M-1 CRAB NEBULA IN L (LUMINANCE), Roger R. Sanchez Giammattei
M-1 CRAB NEBULA IN L (LUMINANCE)
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M-1 CRAB NEBULA IN L (LUMINANCE)

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M-1 Crab Nebula in Luminance (the other RGB color channels are pending), photos taken at the San Juan Talpa Astronomical Observatory of the Salvadoran Astronomy Association. The Crab Nebula (also known as M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A and Taurus X-1) is a remainder of the pioneer type supernova. It is the rest of a supernova that was observed and documented for the first time, as a star visible in daylight, by Chinese and Arab astronomers on July 5, 1054. The explosion remained visible for 22 months. The nebula was observed in the year 1731 by John Bevis. And with this object, Charles Messier began his catalog of non-cometary objects. Located at a distance of approximately 6,300 light years from Earth, in the constellation Taurus, the nebula has a diameter of 6 light years and its expansion speed is 1,500 km / s.

The center of the nebula contains a pulsar, called PSR0531 + 121, which rotates on itself at 30 revolutions per second, also emitting pulses of radiation ranging from gamma rays to radio waves. The discovery of the nebula produced the first evidence that concludes that supernova explosions produce pulsars.

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M-1 CRAB NEBULA IN L (LUMINANCE), Roger R. Sanchez Giammattei