Located in the constellation of Taurus (The Bull), M1 is a supernova remnant and a pulsar wind nebula. The nebula was first observed in 1731 by John Bevis and it’s location corresponds to the position of a supernova event recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054.
The crab nebula is also generally the brightest persistent gamma-ray source in the sky as it contains the Crab Pulsar which is emitting gamma and x-rays at energies above 30keV, with flux measurements extending to above 10TeV.
RA: 05h 34m 31.94s
Dec: +22d 00′ 52.2″
Apparent magnitude: +8.4
Distance : 6.5 kly
Radius : 5.5 ly
Apparent Size : 7 arcminutes
This is the more detailed result of more imaging time on the Crab nebula over the Xmas and New Year period of 20/21.
Started in December 2020, this is my first imaging run at the Crab Nebula – M1