Jim Aldrich
1/19/2012 12:01:46 AM
Here is a shot of the Crab Nebula that I took over the past week when sky conditions were reasonable. This object is actually the remains of a supernova that detonated on July 4, 1054 as recorded by Chinese astronomers. It is 6300ly from us and is still expanding from the original explosion. The LRGB image is composed of about 8 hours of total exposures.
Journey's End Observatory
14" Meade LX200ACF
CGE-Pro Mount
SBIG STL-11000M Camera
MOAG & AO-L Guided
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