The Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. 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.
This Photo was taked with Liverpool Telescope (Roque de los Muchachos Observatory) remotelly during 120 seconds, with a H-Alpha filter on a IO CCD.
Category
Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Alvaro Folhas (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
661.9 KB
Width
2056 px
Height
2048 px
Aspect
257:256
Brand
IO CCD
Model
CCD
Taken
7 February 2016
Coordinates
28.7624, -17.8792
Tint
Black
Submitted
29 February 2016
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