A fulldome study of the Crab Nebula
This fulldome clip of the Crab Nebula allows for a close inspection of one of the most intricate and fascinating objects in our galaxy. This complicated web of gas and dust is what remains of a star which exploded and lit up the skies of Earth in 1054, as documented by Chinese astronomers at the time.
For more information see the original image.
Credit:About the Video
| Id: | heic0515a_fd |
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| Release date: | 1 December 2005, 10:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1614, heic0515 |
| Duration: | 50 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Crab Nebula, Messier 1 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Category: | Nebulae |
