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The Crab nebula

The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus.
Corresponding to a bright supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054, the nebula was observed later by John Bevis in 1731.
It has an apparent magnitude of 8.4.
Located at a distance of about 6,500 light-years from Earth, the nebula has a diameter of 11 light years ( corresponding to an apparent diameter of some 7 arc minutes) and expands at a rate of about 1,500 kilometers per second (WIKI)

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Ha 12x900 sec total of 3 Hrs bin 1
Luminance 40 min Bin 1
RGB - 20 min each bin 2

Total 04:40 Hrs


Telescope - 8" F8 GSO RC (Carbon tube)
Mount - ASA DDM 60 PRO
NO GUIDING :)
Camera - SBIG ST8300M with BAADER filters.
Imaged from my home observatory in Gan-Yavne, Israel

SBIG ST-8300 CCD Camera
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