Photo Display Photo ID 249 Click On Image to Open Full Size in a New Tab Title M1, The Crab Nebula Caption M1, the Crab Nebula, taken using telescope.org Object Name The Crab Nebula Messier Desig M 1 NGC Desig NGC 1952 Other Desigs SN 1054 Right Ascension 5Hr 34' 31.94" Declination 22° 0' 52.20" Magnitude 8.40 Scope Used BRT Galaxy C14 w/foc red Camera Used BRT FLI Maxcam CM2-1 E2V CCD47-10 Photo Notes RGB, Ha, OIII, and SII layered over pseudo-lum in Photoshop CS4 Object Type Supernova Remnant Distance (ly) 6500 ly Constellation Taurus Return to List