Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Crab nebula  ·  LBN 833  ·  M 1  ·  NGC 1952  ·  Sh2-244
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M1 Crab Nebula - HaO3RGB, James E.
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M1 Crab Nebula - HaO3RGB

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M1 Crab Nebula - HaO3RGB, James E.
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M1 Crab Nebula - HaO3RGB

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The Crab Nebula (M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in Taurus. The nebula is in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way and is about 6500 light years from Earth. It has a diameter of 11 light years corresponding to an expansion rate of about 1500 kilometers per second. At the center of the nebula is a neutron star with a spin rate of 30 times per second. (Wikipedia)

Captured over several nights: Nov 4 (Ha data), Nov 8 (OIII data), Nov 16, 18 and 20 (OSC/RGB data), 2020. Working out tilt/spacing issues with my new ASI2600MC as stars at center are a bit oblong.

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