2007-11-01, Hα
Image data
| Photographer: | Jürgen Stöger |
| Optics: | Intes Micro MN76 f/6 (main) Orion ED80 (guide) |
| Mount: | Fornax 51 |
| Cameras: | Atik 16HR (main) Starlight SXV-M7 (guide |
| Exposure: | Hα = 60 min. |
| Conditions: | about 5 mag |
| Moon: | 50 % illuminated fraction |
| Location: | Katzelsdorf |
| Date: | 1 November 2007 |
| Remarks: | image processing cooperation with Christof Angerer |
M 1 object information
RA: 05h34m31.94s
Dec: +22° 80′ 52.2″
Size: 420″ × 290″
Brightness: 8.4 mag
Distance: 6.300 light years
Dec: +22° 80′ 52.2″
Size: 420″ × 290″
Brightness: 8.4 mag
Distance: 6.300 light years
Messier 1, the crab nebula is a supernova remnant of the supernova which could be observed 1054 AD. The object was discovered by the British amateur astronomer John Bevis in 1731.