This nebula was created from the explosion of a massive star. The resulting supernova
was visible to the naked eye and was recorded by Chinese and Arab astronomers when
it appeared in 1054 AD. It has expanded to a size of about 11 light years since then
and continues to expand at a rate of 900 miles per second. It is located in the
constellation Taurus, about 6500 light years from Earth.

Date Taken:
January 8, 2008
Location:
Texas Astronomical Society dark site in Atoka, OK.
Telescope:
Takahashi TSA-102 f/8 816mm FL
Mount:
Takahashi EM-10 Temma 2
Camera:
SBIG ST-8XME NABG
Exposures:
Used Rob Gendler's LLRGB Technique to get more detail due to short exposure times
Lum 24 min, binned 1X1; RGB 12 min each, 4 min subs, binned 2X2
Processing:
CCDStack and Photoshop CS