Crab Nebula

Also known as Messier 1 (M1), the Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant resulting from a stellar explosion observed in 1054 CE. Located approximately 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus, it spans about 10 light-years and is expanding at roughly 1,500 kilometers per second.

Source: apod.nasa.gov

APODs including "Crab Nebula"

M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab

08/05/2025

Messier 2

19/12/2024

The Crab Nebula from Visible to X-Ray

23/07/2024

IC 443: The Jellyfish Nebula

26/12/2023

M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab

15/11/2023

M1: The Crab Nebula

09/11/2023

M1: The Expanding Crab Nebula

20/03/2023

M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble

15/01/2023

The Spinning Pulsar of the Crab Nebula

21/08/2022

The Multiwavelength Crab

04/03/2022

M1: The Crab Nebula

24/12/2021

A Comet and a Crab

22/10/2021