Thursday, March 20, 2008

Crab Nebula

The Crab Nebula

This is the Crab Nebula. It is probably the most famous known SNR there is, the SN having occured in 1054 CE. It is home to the Crab pulsar which rotates once every 33ms. The charming nebula also has the distinction of looking like Ireland … well at least I think so. Please comment if you are checking out this post and let me know what you think!

The Crab NebulaIreland

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