Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
The Multiwavelength Crab
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 11, 2017 is “The Multiwavelength Crab,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , ESA , G. Dubner (IAFE, CONICET-University of Buenos Aires) et al.; A. Loll et al.; T. Temim et al.; F. Seward et al.; VLA/NRAO/AUI/NSF; Chandra/CXC; Spitzer/JPL-Caltech; XMM-Newton/ESA; Hubble/ STScI. The original explanation runs about 173 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 Crab is now known to be a supernova remnant , expanding debris from massive star’s death explosion, witnessed on planet Earth in 1054 AD.”
— APOD editors, May 11, 2017
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- May 11, 2017
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , G. Dubner (IAFE, CONICET-University of Buenos Aires) et al.; A. Loll et al.; T. Temim et al.; F. Seward et al.; VLA/NRAO/AUI/NSF; Chandra/CXC; Spitzer/JPL-Caltech; XMM-Newton/ESA; Hubble/ STScI
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 173 words