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Hubble Space Telescope (visible) Image of the Crab Nebula

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esahubble_potw1720d May 15th, 2017

Credit: NASA, ESA/Hubble

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6500 light-years from Earth, in optical wavelengths.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/potw1720d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Crab Nebula
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Evolutionary Stage > Neutron Star > Pulsar; Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 34m 32.0s; DEC = 22° 0’ 54.4”
Orientation: North is 0.5° CCW
Field of View: 8.8 x 8.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Taurus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (None)	Optical	-

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ID: potw1720d
Subject Category: B.3.1.9.1 B.4.1.4
Subject Name: Crab Nebula
Credits: NASA, ESA/Hubble

Release Date: 2017-05-15T06:00:00
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Reference Url: https://esahubble.org/images/potw1720d/

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: None
Color Assignment: Green

Band: Optical
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Central Wavelength

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 83.6334511837, 22.0151236394
Reference Dimension: 5290.0, 5290.0

Reference Pixel: 2645.0, 2645.0
Scale: -2.78194934801e-05, 2.78194934801e-05
Rotation: 0.49999999999999961
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: https://esahubble.org
Name: Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email: outreach@stsci.edu

Telephone: 410-338-4444
Address: ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD

Postal Code: 21218
Country: United States
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: potw1720d

Resource URL: http://esahubble.org/media/archives/images/original/potw1720d.tif
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Metadata Date: 2017-05-08T19:01:04-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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