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OBJECT:  |
M1 - The Crab Nebula | |||||
DATE/LOC: |
02/08/02 - Villa Rica, GA | |||||
EQUIPMENT: |
C11 @ ƒ6.3, ST-7E, AO-7 | |||||
EXPOSURE: |
LRGB (50 : 10 : 10 : 15) | |||||
| DESCRIPTION: | ||||||
| Located in Taurus; 5k ly. distant, and about 10 ly. in diameter. First documented by Chinese astronomers in 1054 when the supernova occured. It is still expanding at a rate of about 700 mi./second. | ||||||
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M57 - 06/10/04
M63 - 05/05/04
M64 - 05/22/04
NGC3628 - 03/19/04
