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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.

Credit:

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Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0209f
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:13 maart 2002
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0209
Grootte:2001 x 1998 px

Over het object

Naam:Crab Nebula, Messier 1
Type:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star : Pulsar
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant
Afstand:6000 lichtjaren
Constellation:Taurus
Categorie:Nebulae

Afbeeldingstypen

Grote JPEG
1,1 MB

Achtergrond

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

Coordinates

Position (RA):5 34 31.96
Position (Dec):22° 0' 51.88"
Field of view:6.86 x 6.85 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
V
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Optisch
R
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Infrarood
I
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS