The Crab Nebula
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 centre of the frame.
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About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9622a1 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 May 1996, 20:00 |
| Size: | 1502 x 1479 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Crab Nebula, Messier 1 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Distance: | 6000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
550 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
