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The Crab Nebula
author: NASA/JPL-Caltech/CXC/ESA/Novapix
reference: a-snv11-00529
Image Size 300 DPI: 20 * 19 cm
The Crab Nebula (M1) is a supernova remnant at about 7,000 light-year from Earth in the constellation Taurus. The star explosion occured on July 04 1054.
At the center of this nebula lies a pulsar.
This composite image uses data from three of NASA's Great Observatories. The Chandra X-ray image is shown in light blue, the Hubble Space Telescope optical images are in green and dark blue, and the Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared image is in red.
At the center of this nebula lies a pulsar.
This composite image uses data from three of NASA's Great Observatories. The Chandra X-ray image is shown in light blue, the Hubble Space Telescope optical images are in green and dark blue, and the Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared image is in red.
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