The Crab Nebula

Constellation:	Taurus.
Best Seen:	Winter.
Telescopic Appearance:	Appears as a faint smudge of light from the city. It can be difficult to see at all on hazy nights. This object is the remnants of a supernova explosion which occurred in the year AD1054. For many days after the explosion, this object was visible from Earth as a very bright star which could even be seen with the unaided eye in daylight!
Photo Details:	This is a composite of two exposures, one lasting 90 minutes, the other lasting two hours on unhypered Kodak Elitechrome 200 slide film. Taken with the 11"SCT at f/10.

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