
Crab Nebula

by Georgia Clare
Title
Crab Nebula
Artist
Georgia Clare
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This amazing image is the well known Crab Nebula, remnant of a supernova explosion at a distance of about 6,000 light-years, observed almost 1,000 years ago, in the year 1054. It contains a neutron star near its center that spins 30 times per second around its axis.
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November 17th, 2013
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