Constellation: Taurus
Right Ascension: 05h 34m 31.94s
Declination: +22° 00′ 52.2″
Distance: 6,500 ly
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Messier 1 or the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant from a star that went supernova in 1054 observed and recorded by Chinese astronomers. Being so bright, it was even visible in the day time. All that remains of the star is a neutron star that spins at 30 times a second that emits pulses of radiation. Such stars are called pulsars as the beam from their magnetic poles causes a pulse of radiation as they rotate. The expanding nebula is illuminated by the radiation outpouring from the pulsar and is expanding at the rate of 1,500 km/s.

Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
Camera: ZWO 1600 MM