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M1

M1 — Crab Nebula

Supernova Remnant
· Taurus
Intermediate
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Target information

Object type
Supernova Remnant
Constellation
Taurus
Right ascension
5h 34m 30s
Declination
+22° 01′ 00″
Magnitude
8.4
Angular size
6′ × 4′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Intermediate
Best months
Oct-Mar
Catalog IDs
M1

About this target

Bright pulsar wind nebula from AD 1054 supernova.

Recommended telescopes

Celestron
3910mm f/11.0 · 356mm aperture
Frames 29% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 21% of APS-C FOV
Meade
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 19% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
2432mm f/8.0 · 305mm aperture
Frames 18% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 18% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 17% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 0.34° × 0.23°
Scale 0.20″/px
Target fills 43% of frame
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FOV 0.48° × 0.32°
Scale 0.28″/px
Target fills 31% of frame
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FOV 0.43° × 0.29°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 34% of frame
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