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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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Om billedet

Id:eso0209f
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:13. marts 2002
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0209
Størrelse:2001 x 1998 px

Om objektet

Navn:Crab Nebula, Messier 1
Type:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star : Pulsar
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant
Afstand:6000 lysår
Constellation:Taurus
Kategori:Nebulae

Billedformater

Stor JPEG
1,1 MB
Skrærm JPEG
198,2 KB

Baggrundsbilleder

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

Koordinater

Position (RA):5 34 31.96
Position (Dec):22° 0' 51.88"
Field of view:6.86 x 6.85 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord er 0.0° venstre fra lodret

Farver & filtre

BåndTeleskop
Optisk
V
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Optisk
R
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Infrarød
I
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS