Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Crab nebula  ·  LBN 833  ·  M 1  ·  NGC 1952  ·  Sh2-244
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Messier 1: The Crab Nebula In B&W, Sky Story
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Messier 1: The Crab Nebula In B&W

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Messier 1: The Crab Nebula In B&W

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I have been wanting to shoot the Crab Nebula for a while but by the time I completed the new observatory, it was too low in the horizon and disappearing for the season.  This image was derived from under an hour of integration while the Crab Nebula was low on the western horizon.  I hope to image it properly next autumn when it's up all night again.  However, I find I like this image. It reminds me of old black & white astronomy textbook images.

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Messier 1: The Crab Nebula In B&W, Sky Story