Messier 1 The Crab Nebula. Supernova Remnant, Taurus |
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AstroPhysics 175EDF f8 AP 3600GTO "El Capitan" SBIG STT-8300 SBIG FW8G (Guided Filter Wheel) |
November 2015. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village |
Equipment: Telescope: Mount: Camera: Guider: |
Filters: - Luminance (Astrodon) 36x10 mins = 360 mins - Red (Astrodon) 24x10 mins = 240 mins - Green (Astrodon) 24x10 mins = 240 mins - Blue (Astrodon) 24x10 mins = 240 mins Total Exposure Time = 18h 00m |
Details: Data Imaged remotely over 7 nights (Oct 10, 13, 14, 19, 22, 23, & Nov 5, 2015). The Crab Nebula (NGC 1952) is the result of a brilliant Supernova event recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054. Today we observe this as an expanding gas cloud eminating from the central Pulsar. |
© 2015, David A. Churchill |
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