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RASC - St. John's Centre |
| Images of the "M1 Crab Nebula" Photographed by Tim Caruk February 14th, 2012 |
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 | Image of the "Crab Nebula", in Taurus, photographed from St. John's on February 14, 2012 by Tim Caruk. The Crab nebula M1, in Taurus, is the remnant of a star that exploded in 1054 as recorded by Chinese astronomers. The gases are expanding at a rate of 1500 km/sec. At the centre there is a rapidly rotating neutron star that rotates 30 times per sec and emits strong X-ray radiation. I took this image with a Nikon D 5000 through a C9.25 scope for a total exposure of about 43 minutes on Feb 14, 2012. Click image for full original photo. |