"A Look to the Heavens" -- The Crab Nebula
Mar 5, 2018 09:24:06 #
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This is the mess that is left when a star explodes. The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova seen in 1054 AD, is filled with mysterious filaments. The filaments are not only tremendously complex, but appear to have less mass than expelled in the original supernova and a higher speed than expected from a free explosion.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1D7JERjH50Q/UISxpqhzxyI/AAAAAAAA6kg/Xy3_VqoEWzM/s1600/crabmosaic_hst.jpg
The above image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, is presented in three colors chosen for scientific interest. The Crab Nebula spans about 10 light-years. In the nebula's very center lies a pulsar: a neutron star as massive as the Sun but with only the size of a small town. The Crab Pulsar rotates about 30 times each second.”
- http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap091025.html
“This is the mess that is left when a star explodes. The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova seen in 1054 AD, is filled with mysterious filaments. The filaments are not only tremendously complex, but appear to have less mass than expelled in the original supernova and a higher speed than expected from a free explosion.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1D7JERjH50Q/UISxpqhzxyI/AAAAAAAA6kg/Xy3_VqoEWzM/s1600/crabmosaic_hst.jpg
The above image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, is presented in three colors chosen for scientific interest. The Crab Nebula spans about 10 light-years. In the nebula's very center lies a pulsar: a neutron star as massive as the Sun but with only the size of a small town. The Crab Pulsar rotates about 30 times each second.”
- http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap091025.html
Mar 6, 2018 05:32:56 #
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