Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  M 1  ·  NGC 1952
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M1 Crab Nebula, Markus Figel
M1 Crab Nebula
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M1 Crab Nebula

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M1 Crab Nebula, Markus Figel
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M1 Crab Nebula

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The famous Crab Nebula M1, the remains of a super nova explosion that was visible by naked eye in 1054., reported by Chinese astronomers. It was about 4 times brighter than Venus and visible during daylight.

The picture is composition of about 7.5h exposure of -l-eXtreme and UHC images, showing quite a lot of details mainly in Ha and OIII light. Altogether it is a result of successive 4 nights in March 2022.

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M1 Crab Nebula, Markus Figel