The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) offers another look at the amazingly beautiful composite image of the Crab Nebula, located in the constellation of Taurus.
The named object is located at a distance of approximately 6500 light years from us. The nebula is the remnant of a supernova, the explosion of which, according to the records of Arab and Chinese astronomers, was observed on July 4, 1054.
The presented composite image was obtained in 2018 based on data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Spitzer Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. ). Today, NASA once again releases a breathtaking image of the enormous scientific contributions made by these three instruments. By the way, Hubble recently celebrated its thirtieth anniversary.
The composite image combines x-ray (white and blue), infrared (pink), and visible (magenta) data.
Add that the Crab Nebula has a diameter of approximately 11 light years and is expanding at a speed of about 1500 kilometers per second. In the center is the pulsar PSR B0531+21, about 25 km in size.
Source: 3dnews.ru