M1 The Crab Nebula
This image was taken with a Seestar S50.
Mi is known as the Crab Nebula due to a drawing made of it by the Third Earl of Rosse in the 19th Century. He's also responsible for M97 being called the Owl Nebula for the same reason.
M1 is the first object in Charles Messier's famous 110 object catalogue because he thought he was looking at Halley's Comet initially but soon realised it was not. This inspired him to create his catalogue so that he and other comet hunters did not waste time studying the wrong type of DSO.
M1 The Crab Nebula
This image was taken with a Seestar S50.
Mi is known as the Crab Nebula due to a drawing made of it by the Third Earl of Rosse in the 19th Century. He's also responsible for M97 being called the Owl Nebula for the same reason.
M1 is the first object in Charles Messier's famous 110 object catalogue because he thought he was looking at Halley's Comet initially but soon realised it was not. This inspired him to create his catalogue so that he and other comet hunters did not waste time studying the wrong type of DSO.