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Theme : Nebulas  (144 images)

Title : enlargement of a small area of the well-known Crab Nebula (also known as 'Messier 1')

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enlargement of a small area of the well-known Crab Nebula (also known as Messier 1). It is the remnant of a supernova explosion at a distance of about 6,000 light-years, observed almost 1000 years ago, in the year 1054. It contains a neutron star near its center that spins 30 times per second around its axis.