Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Crab nebula  ·  M 1  ·  NGC 1952
The Crab Nebula, Messier 1, Steven Hanaway
The Crab Nebula, Messier 1
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The Crab Nebula, Messier 1

The Crab Nebula, Messier 1, Steven Hanaway
The Crab Nebula, Messier 1
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The Crab Nebula, Messier 1

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Taken at a dark sky site, this image even shows the Crab Pulsar, a neutron star only 26 kilometers in diameter, at a distance of about 9000 light years from Earth!

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The Crab Nebula, Messier 1, Steven Hanaway