https://hgastro.github.io/tags/m1/Recent content in M1 on Suburban Backyard Astro SightsHugo -- gohugo.ioenhgastroblog@gmail.comhgastroblog@gmail.comAll images and content on this website © 2025 Howard GramsWed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://hgastro.github.io/posts/2024-04-17-crab-nebula-revisited/Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2024-04-17-crab-nebula-revisited/<p>M1, the Crab Nebula, is the debris left by the death of a massive star when it exploded in a brilliant flash of light and energy nearly a thousand years ago. We can see many intricate details in the remains left by that supernova &ndash; wispy tendrils of gas and dust intertwine illuminated by the intense radiation emitted by the pulsar at its core.</p>https://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-02-15-crab-nebula/Sat, 15 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-02-15-crab-nebula/<p>M1, the Crab Nebula, is the remnant of the spectacular supernova of 1054.</p>