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.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0209f
Type:Observation
Date de publication:13 mars 2002
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0209
Taille:2001 x 1998 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Crab Nebula, Messier 1
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant
Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star : Pulsar
Distance:6000 années lumière
Constellation:Taurus
Catégorie:Nebulae

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
1,1 Mio
JPEG taille écran
198,2 Kio

Fonds d'écran

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

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

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
Visible
V
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Visible
R
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Infrarouge
I
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS