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

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Crab Nebula M1, Herbert W Hamber
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Crab Nebula M1

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Crab Nebula M1

iOptron (GSO) Ritchey-Chretien 8-inch reflector on Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro mount, Risingcam Sony IMX571 camera.

Natural color, no filters.

Total time  123 min, 10sec subs

No guiding, no apps, no gadgets, optical polar alignment. No added or removed stars, no re-colored stars, no re-shaped stars.

Images stacked in DSS (free) and minimally edited in Gimp (also free).

At the University of California Steele/Burnand Desert Research Center (SBDRC) in Borrego Springs, Calif.

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Crab Nebula M1, Herbert W Hamber