M1
- Crab nebula
15.12.2006
DATA
| Telescope | SkyWatcher ED80 |
| Camera | Orion StarShoot |
| Exposure | 10x100 s |
| Filter | Contrast booster |
My first time image of the
famous supernova remnant M1 in Taurus.
The nebula contains a pulsar in its centre which rotates thirty
times per second, emitting pulses of radiation from gamma rays
to radio waves.
Located at a distance of about
6,300 light years (2 kpc) from Earth, the nebula has a diameter
of 11 light years and is expanding at a rate of about 1,500 kilometres
per second
