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

M1 Crab Nebula, Jim
M1 Crab Nebula
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M1 Crab Nebula

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The M1 Crab Nebula is a famous supernova remnant located in the Taurus constellation. It formed from a supernova explosion in 1054 AD and is approximately 6,500 light-years away from Earth. The common name comes from William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, who observed the object in 1842 using a 36-inch telescope and produced a drawing that looked somewhat like a crab. It contains a rapidly spinning neutron star called a pulsar at its center and emits radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum. The pulsar itself rotates about 30 times per second.

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M1 Crab Nebula, Jim