M1 - The Crab Nebula
M1 - The Crab Nebula
Supernova Remnant
Constellation: Taurus
Distance: 6300 ly
Magnitude: 8.4
Size: 6' x 4'
A link to more information
A second link to more information
Link to a time lapse video of the Crab Nebula pulsar wind
Link to comparison of images from 1973 and 2000 showing the expansion of the Crab Nebula
02-19-2010
Imaged at Soap Creek Valley
Corvallis, Oregon
12.5" f/4.8 with Lightholder primary
CCD Labs Q453 (QHY8) Camera with Televue Photo Paracorr and Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter
4 x 480 sec subframes acquired with Nebulosity 2.2.1 with Offset 90 and Gain 21 (33%)
It was cold out (36oF)
The Moon was out, less than first quater, and the seeing was marginal
Tom Osypowski Dual Axis Aluminum Eq. Platform
Autoguided with PHD sofware
8" f/4 Guidescope
CCD-Labs Q-guide camera with Televue Paracorr
Image processing with ImagesPlus 3.75, PixInsight, and Photoshop CS4