M1: The Crab Nebula

The Crab is the remnant of a supernova in the constellation of Taurus (the Bull). It exploded in 1054 AD.



Images taken: Feb. 5 & 6, 2007 by Arunava Roy.

Telescope: Meade 12 in with f/5.7 focal reducer (f=68in) in Kennon Observatory.

Camera: SBIG ST-10 CCD

Exposures: 15 min (red), 15 min (green), 2 x 15 min (blue).

The pulsar is barely detectable on the magnified image:

Image processing: CCDoops + CCDsoft + CCDSharp + Photoshop CS.