M1: The Crab Nebula
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It started as a supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054 AD. M1, the Crab Nebula, is the expanding remnant of that millenia old explosion.
Image details
| Telescope: | Stellina | |
| Length: | 400mm | |
| Aperture: | 80mm | |
| F-stop: | f/5.0 | |
| Sessions: | 3 | |
| Captured: | 2021-09-02 to 2021-09-16 | |
| Lights: | 372 | |
| Exposure: | 10 | |
| Total exposure: | 1 h | |
| Ra: | 5h 34m 29.9s | |
| Dec: | +22° 00' 57.961 | |
| Size: | 34.383 x 24.068 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 0.35 deg | |
| Scale: | 0.413 arcsec/pixel |
Detailed Crab Nebula
2022-10-01
Colors of the Crab
2022-12-15
The Crab in 2023
2023-01-02
M1: The Crab Nebula Test Shot
2022-02-25
A Crab Deconvoluted
2022-12-15
Not a Comet
2023-10-29