Designation:
M1
Date:
December 30th, 2018
Camera:
Canon EOS 7D Mark II ( unmodified )
Optics:
Sky-Watcher ED120mm Doublet
Focal Length:
900 mm
Exposure:
33 X 300sec.
ISO:
1250
Mount:
Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding:
Orion Star Shoot Auto Guider
Software:
Adobe Photoshop, DSS, Astroflat
Notes:
The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. Historical records reveal that a new star bright enough to be seen in the daytime had been recorded in the same part of the sky by Chinese astronomers in 1054. It was Nicholas Mayall who indicated that the star of 1054 was undoubtedly the supernova whose explosion produced the Crab Nebula.