Wallpaper author:
Paul Waddington
22 Mar 2026
Crab Nebula
M1, the CrabNebula, located in the constellation Taurus, remnant of the supernova observed by Chinese in 1054.
Image processing in SAS Pro, Siril, Affinity Photo and RC Tools (NXT, SXT)
Dataset from which the image was processed
M1
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Supernova Remnant
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 83.6288 Dec 22.0147
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................12 Sept 2023 - 18 Oct 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 286 | 1h40m | 21 |
| Red | 300 | 1h40m | 20 |
| Green | 300 | 1h40m | 20 |
| Blue | 315 | 1h45m | 20 |