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Photo by Dave Chaton Discovered in 1731 by British amateur astronomer John Bevis. The Crab Nebula, Messier 1 (M1, NGC 1952), is the most famous and conspicuous known supernova remnant, the expanding cloud of gas created in the explosion of a star as supernova which was observed in the year 1054 AD. It shines as a nebula of magnitude 8.4 near the southern “horn” of Taurus, the Bull. The supernova was noted Continue reading Skywatch Friday – M1, the Crab Nebula This photo taken February 21, 2009 from our sky in Nevada, by my husband Dave. Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode’s Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. M81 is one of the most striking examples of a grand design spiral galaxy, with near perfect arms spiraling into the very center. Because of its proximity to Earth, its large size, and its active Continue reading Skywatch Friday – Messier 81 |
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