Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 4, 2018

M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 4, 2018 is “M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab,” a video. The video is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Detlef Hartmann). The original explanation runs about 159 words.

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From the explanation

“The Crab Nebula is cataloged as M1, the first on Charles Messier’s famous list of things which are not comets . In fact, the Crab is now known to be a supernova remnant, an expanding cloud of debris from the explosion of a massive star.”

— APOD editors, January 4, 2018

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At a glance

Date: January 4, 2018
Type: Video
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Detlef Hartmann
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 159 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 4, 2018 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2018-january-4-m1-the-incredible-expanding-crab

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