Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  M 1  ·  NGC 1952
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The Crab Nebula, M1, NGC 1952 (Cropped), Esa Viitala
The Crab Nebula, M1, NGC 1952 (Cropped)
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The Crab Nebula, M1, NGC 1952 (Cropped)

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The Crab Nebula, M1, NGC 1952 (Cropped), Esa Viitala
The Crab Nebula, M1, NGC 1952 (Cropped)
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The Crab Nebula, M1, NGC 1952 (Cropped)

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The Crab Mebula, M1, NGC 1952.

The Crab Nebula looks spectacular.
It is a supernova remnant, the nebula was left
behind by a massive star and expands in the
wake of the explosion at a tremendous speed
in space, 1500 km per second. It's not very big,
although it's getting bigger all the time.

Its apparent size is only about 7' x 3'.

Messier 1 exploded as a supernova in 1054 AD.

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The Crab Nebula, M1, NGC 1952 (Cropped), Esa Viitala