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Crab Nebula (June 2018) | Faulkes Telescope Project

Crab Nebula (June 2018)

Posted on 14/05/2018 by Matthew Allen

Crab Nebula

Name: Crab Nebula

RA: 5h 34m 31.94

Dec: +22º 00′ 52.2″

Suggested Exposure Time: 180 seconds

Colour Filters: RGB

Dates Visible: June

The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. The now-current name is due to William Parsons, who observed the object in 1840 using a 36-inch telescope and produced a drawing that looked somewhat like a crab.

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