Animation still image 6
Still image from the animation of the 1054 supernova that created the Crab Nebula. Note: artist's impression.
Credit:ESA/Hubble
About the Image
| Id: | heic0515k |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 1 December 2005, 10:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0515 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2400 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Crab Nebula, Messier 1 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Distance: | 6000 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical OIII |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical OI |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical SII |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |