The surroundings of the Crab Nebula (ground-based image)
This composite shows: 1) The constellation Taurus (lower left) photographed by the avid astrophotographer Akira Fujii. 2) A two-colour image (right) shows the surroundings of the Crab Nebula. It was composed from Digitized Sky Survey 2 images, and 3) The new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image (upper left) of the entire Crab Nebula in super high resolution.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic0515b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 1 December 2005, 10:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0515 |
| Size: | 5682 x 3231 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Crab Nebula, Messier 1 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Constellation |
| Distance: | 6500 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical Oiii |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical B | DSS |
| Optical Oii |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical Sii |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | DSS |
Notes: The bottom right image in the collage was captured by astrophotographer Akira Fujii. The top image is from the Hubble Space Telescope and the left image from the Digital Sky Survey.