Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  M 1  ·  NGC 1952
M1 - The Crab Nebula, David Quiles
M1 - The Crab Nebula
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M1 - The Crab Nebula

M1 - The Crab Nebula, David Quiles
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M1 - The Crab Nebula

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The Crab Nebula, Messier 1 (M1, NGC 1952), is the most famous and conspicuous known supernova remnant, the expanding cloud of gas created in the explosion of a star as supernova which was observed in the year 1054 AD. It shines as a nebula of magnitude 8.4 near the southern "horn" of Taurus, the Bull.

https://www.messier.seds.org/m/m001.html

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M1 - The Crab Nebula, David Quiles