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The Crab Nebula

The Crab Nebula (Messier 1), as observed by VIMOS. This well-known object is the remnant of a stellar explosion in the year 1054.

The image is a composite VRI image obtained on March 4, 2002. The individual exposures lasted 180 seconds; image quality 0.7 arcsec FWHM; field 7 x 7 arcmin2; North is up and East is left.

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O snímku

Id:eso0209f
Typ:Pozorování
Datum zveřejnění:13. března 2002
Související články:eso0209
Velikost:2001 x 1998 px

O objektu

Jméno:Crab Nebula, Messier 1
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star : Pulsar
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant
Vzdálenost:6000 světelné roky
Constellation:Taurus
Kategorie:Nebulae

Image Formats


Pozadí

1024x768
215,1 KB
1280x1024
351,8 KB
1600x1200
533,2 KB
1920x1200
729,1 KB
2048x1536
1,0 MB

Souřadnice

Position (RA):5 34 31.96
Position (Dec):22° 0' 51.88"
Field of view:6.86 x 6.85 arcminutes
Orientace:Sever je 0.0° levá od svislé osy

Barvy & filtry

PásmoDalekohled
Optický
V
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Optický
R
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Infračervený
I
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS