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Crab Nebula M1, Naiteek Vikamsey
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Crab Nebula M1

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Crab Nebula M1

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Crab Nebula is the most famous supernova remnant in the sky situated in the Constellation Taurus. It is the centuries-old wreckage of a star explosion first noted by Chinese astronomers in 1054. The Crab Pulsar, a neutron star rotating 30.2 times per second, now lies the in center of this nebula. This supernova remnant lies at a distance of 6200 Light Years.

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