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Collection:
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NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
Collection
NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Crab Nebula Supernova Remnant (IRAC-MIPS Image)
Title
Crab Nebula Supernova Remnant (IRAC-MIPS Image)
Title
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Description:
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The Crab Nebula is the shattered remnant of a massive star that ended its life in a massive supernova explosion. Nearly a thousand years old, the supernova was noted in the constellation of Taurus by Chinese astronomers in the year 1054 AD.
This view of the supernova remnant obtained by the Spitzer Space Telescope shows the infrared view of this complex object. The blue region traces the cloud of energetic electrons trapped within the star's magnetic field, emitting so-called "synchrotron" radiation. The yellow-red features follow the well-known filamentary structures that permeate this nebula. Though they are known to contain hot gasses, their exact nature is still a mystery that astronomers are examining.
The energetic cloud of electrons are driven by a rapidly rotating neutron star, or pulsar, at its core. The nebula is about 6,500 light-years away from the Earth, and is 5 light-years across.
This false-color image presents images from Spitzer's Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) and Multiband Imaging Photometer (MIPS) at 3.6 (blue), 8.0 (green), 24 (red) microns.
Description
The Crab Nebula is the shattered remnant of a massive star that ended its life in a massive supernova explosion. Nearly a thousand years old, the supernova was noted in the constellation of Taurus by Chinese astronomers in the year 1054 AD.
This view of the supernova remnant obtained by the Spitzer Space Telescope shows the infrared view of this complex object. The blue region traces the cloud of energetic electrons trapped within the star's magnetic field, emitting so-called "synchrotron" radiation. The yellow-red features follow the well-known filamentary structures that permeate this nebula. Though they are known to contain hot gasses, their exact nature is still a mystery that astronomers are examining.
The energetic cloud of electrons are driven by a rapidly rotating neutron star, or pulsar, at its core. The nebula is about 6,500 light-years away from the Earth, and is 5 light-years across.
This false-color image presents images from Spitzer's Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) and Multiband Imaging Photometer (MIPS) at 3.6 (blue), 8.0 (green), 24 (red) microns.
Description
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Release Date:
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2005/06/01
Release_Date
2005/06/01
Release Date
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Release Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Gehrz (University of Minnesota)
Release_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Gehrz (University of Minnesota)
Release Credit
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Gehrz (University of Minnesota)
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Gehrz (University of Minnesota)
Image Credit
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Object name:
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Crab Nebula
Object_name
Crab Nebula
Object name
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Object name:
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M1
Object_name
M1
Object name
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Object name:
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Messier 1
Object_name
Messier 1
Object name
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Object name:
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NGC 1952
Object_name
NGC 1952
Object name
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Object type:
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Supernova Remnant
Object_type
Supernova Remnant
Object type
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Position (J2000):
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*RA: *05h34m31.97s *Dec: *22d00m52.10s
Position_(J2000)
*RA: *05h34m31.97s *Dec: *22d00m52.10s
Position (J2000)
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Distance:
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6300 light-years (1930 parsecs)
Distance
6300 light-years (1930 parsecs)
Distance
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Constellation:
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Taurus
Constellation
Taurus
Constellation
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Wavelength:
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3.6 (blue), 8.0 (green), 24 (red) microns
Wavelength
3.6 (blue), 8.0 (green), 24 (red) microns
Wavelength
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Image scale:
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8.8 arcmin
Image_scale
8.8 arcmin
Image scale
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Instrument:
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IRAC MIPS
Instrument
IRAC MIPS
Instrument
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Orientation:
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North is up
Orientation
North is up
Orientation
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Magnitude:
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8.4
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facet_what:
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Spitzer Space Telescope
facet_what
Spitzer Space Telescope
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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MIPS
facet_what
MIPS
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Taurus
facet_what
Taurus
facet_what
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facet_what:
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nebula
facet_what
nebula
facet_what
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facet_what:
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supernova
facet_what
supernova
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
facet_what
Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
facet_what
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facet_what:
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supernova remnant (SNR)
facet_what
supernova remnant (SNR)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Minnesota
facet_where
Minnesota
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
facet_where
Washington, D.C.
facet_where
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Image #:
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sig05-004
Image_#
sig05-004
Image #
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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UID:
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SPD-SPITZ-sig05-004
UID
SPD-SPITZ-sig05-004
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