Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Crab nebula  ·  HD245010  ·  LBN 833  ·  M 1  ·  NGC 1952  ·  Sh2-244
M1 Crab Nebula, marter
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M1 Crab Nebula

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M1 Crab Nebula

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Messier 1 (M1), also known as the Crab Nebula, Taurus A, or NGC 1952, is an expanding supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula. It is located in the northern constellation Taurus, the Bull. The Crab Nebula has an apparent magnitude of 8.4 and can be seen with binoculars in good viewing conditions.Messier 1 is the only supernova remnant listed in Messier’s catalogue and the most famous object of its kind in the night sky. The nebula has a total luminosity 75,000 times that of the Sun and lies at a distance of 6,500 light years from Earth.

This image was taken from my backyard (bortle 6) and processed in Pixinsight. The final image is cropped, for the full version see the Revisions.

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