Astronomy Picture of the Day- Government shutdown so no APOD Today. I will dig up some of my favorites - M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble

NASA ^ | 16 Aug, 2015 | Image Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Hester, A. Loll (ASU)

[MtnClimber]

Explanation: This is the mess that is left when a star explodes. The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova seen in 1054 AD, is filled with mysterious filaments. The filaments are not only tremendously complex, but appear to have less mass than expelled in the original supernova and a higher speed than expected from a free explosion. The featured image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, is presented in three colors chosen for scientific interest. The Crab Nebula spans about 10 light-years. In the nebula's very center lies a pulsar: a neutron star as massive as the Sun but with only the size of a small town. The Crab Pulsar rotates about 30 times each second.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa

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For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.

[MtnClimber]

[MtnClimber]

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[Diogenesis]

https://spacenews.com/seeing-the-crab-nebula-like-never-before/

[AFB-XYZ]

I get my daily dose of awe-inspiration here . . .

[telescope115]

Cool chart. Thanks for putting it up!