Peter Goodhew
Messier 1 - The Crab Nebula HaOIILRGB
The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. Corresponding to a bright supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054, the nebula was the first astronomical object identified with a historical supernova explosion.
The nebula lies in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy, at a distance of about 6,500 light years from Earth. It has a diameter of 11 light years and is expanding at a rate of about 1,500 kilometres per second, or 0.5% of the speed of light.
At the center of the nebula lies the Crab Pulsar, a neutron star 28–30 kilometres across with a spin rate of 30.2 times per second which emits pulses of radiation from gamma rays to radio waves.
20h35m total integration (R,G,B at 17,30,30x300s, Luminance 20x300s, Ha 16x1800s, OIII 9x1800s). Alcalalí, Spain 26-29/11/2017.
APM TMB 152 F8 LZOS, 10 Micron GM2000HPS, QSI6120wsg8
Messier 1 - The Crab Nebula HaOIILRGB
The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. Corresponding to a bright supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054, the nebula was the first astronomical object identified with a historical supernova explosion.
The nebula lies in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy, at a distance of about 6,500 light years from Earth. It has a diameter of 11 light years and is expanding at a rate of about 1,500 kilometres per second, or 0.5% of the speed of light.
At the center of the nebula lies the Crab Pulsar, a neutron star 28–30 kilometres across with a spin rate of 30.2 times per second which emits pulses of radiation from gamma rays to radio waves.
20h35m total integration (R,G,B at 17,30,30x300s, Luminance 20x300s, Ha 16x1800s, OIII 9x1800s). Alcalalí, Spain 26-29/11/2017.
APM TMB 152 F8 LZOS, 10 Micron GM2000HPS, QSI6120wsg8