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

M1 - The Crab Nebula, Iwan Tjioe
M1 - The Crab Nebula
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M1 - The Crab Nebula

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The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova that occurred on July 4, 1054. It left behind a rapidly rotating neutron star (the smaller of the bright pair of objects at the center of the nebula).

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M1 - The Crab Nebula, Iwan Tjioe