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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 : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star : Pulsar |
Vzdálenost: | 6000 světelné roky |
Constellation: | Taurus |
Kategorie: | Nebulae |
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
Pásmo | Dalekohled |
---|---|
Optický V | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |
Optický R | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |
Infračervený I | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |