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M1 M1 is the first object in Messier's catalogue. It is the remnant of a supernova explosion in the year 1054 A.D. the star which exploded left behind a rotating neutron star. The Crab Nebula was originally given this name due to its resemblance to a crab's claw (not the full-body image of a crab), in an early sketch made in 1855 by Lord Rosse's staff astronomer R.J. Mitchell. Link-words: Messier Nebula

M1

M1 is the first object in Messier's catalogue. It is the remnant of a supernova explosion in the year 1054 A.D. the star which exploded left behind a rotating neutron star.
The Crab Nebula was originally given this name due to its resemblance to a crab's claw (not the full-body image of a crab), in an early sketch made in 1855 by Lord Rosse's staff astronomer R.J. Mitchell.

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Filename:M1_e.png
Album name:Whitters / Messier Objects
Rating (5 votes):22222
Link-words:Messier / Nebula
Image date, time and location:4th Dec 2002
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:Twenty-one 15 second exposure at the prime focus of a Celestron C8 operating at f10. using a Starlight Xpress MX916 camera.
Filesize:79 KiB
Date added:Jul 20, 2003
Dimensions:358 x 272 pixels
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