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The Crab Nebula (Crab Nebula , Messier 1) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

Nebulae

The Crab Nebula

May 30, 1996 · ESA/Hubble · Crab Nebula , Messier 1

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Ths colorful photo shows a ground-based image of the entire Crab Nebula, the remnant of a supernova explosion witnessed over 900 years ago.

This picture shows a Hubble Space Telescope image of the inner parts of the Crab. The pulsar itself is visible as the left of the pair of stars near the center of the frame.