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New views of a supernova remnant M1 The Crab Nebula
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A supernova remnant (SNR) is the structure resulting from the gigantic explosion of a star in a supernova.
A supernova remnant (SNR) is the structure resulting from the gigantic explosion of a star in a supernova.
Stefano Campani, Davide Manca
This image of Crab Nebula was taken at the end of 2009.
The image is made by a RGB acquisition with a unmodified Canon EOS 450d and a RNT24" by me and a Ha sequence with a MZ2-Pro CCD by Davide Manca.
Both RGB sequence and Ha sequence are 2 hours long.
The Ha sequence has been added to RGB image boosting details and color of the Nebula
Star have been masked for enhance Nebula vision.
Processing: IRIS & Pixinsight LE
Authors: Stefano Campani, Davide Manca
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