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By |
Catalog |
Obj Type |
Location |
Date Taken: |
Garrett |
Messier 1 |
Nebula |
Mayhill, NM |
11-27-2009 |
Description |
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The Crab Nebula is about 6300 light years away and blazed with the light of 400 million Suns for about two weeks in 1054 AD. It is currently about 6 light years in diameter. Were it the sun, it would not only engulf the entire Solar System but also our neighbor stars. It most assuredly would not have been a very welcome "guest" if it were anywhere near our Sun. We would not be here to wonder at it. |
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Technical Details |
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Exposure Time: |
LRGB 45 minutes each | |||
Camera: |
SBIG STL-11000M | |||
Telescope: |
RCOS 16 inch f/8.7 Ritchey-Chretien | |||
Mount: |
Software Bisque Paramount ME | |||
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