Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Crab Nebula Mosaic from HST
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 2, 2005 is “Crab Nebula Mosaic from HST,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , ESA , J. Hester, A. Loll ( ASU ) Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin ( Skyfactory ). The original explanation runs about 162 words.
From the explanation
“The Crab Nebula is cataloged as M1, the first object on Charles Messier’s famous list of things which are not comets. In fact, the cosmic Crab is now known to be a supernova remnant , an expanding cloud of debris from the death explosion of a massive star.”
— APOD editors, December 2, 2005
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- December 2, 2005
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , J. Hester, A. Loll ( ASU ) Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin ( Skyfactory )
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 162 words