Crab nebula: VLT field, HST image outlined
Credit:
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0015c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 1 June 2000, 07:00 |
| Size: | 800 x 804 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Crab Nebula, IRAS 05314+2200, M 1, Messier 1, NGC 1952 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star : Pulsar • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 6000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
Very Large Telescope (VLT) FORS2 |
| Optical R |
Very Large Telescope (VLT) FORS2 |
| Optical SII |
Very Large Telescope (VLT) FORS2 |
