Crab Nebula in December 13 2023
Cold clear night and near New Moon I was able to compile 36 frames at 240 seconds for a total of 2hr 24min.
The crop was completed from the 2x resolution render .
“Better known as the Crab Nebula, Charles Messier originally mistook Messier 1 for Halley’s Comet, which inspired him to create his famous catalog of objects.”
“The Crab Nebula was the first astronomical object recognized as being connected to a supernova explosion. In the early twentieth century, the analysis of early photographs of the nebula taken several years apart revealed that it was expanding.”
Jeanne says:
Stunning!