M1 - Crab Nebula - Deep Sky Videos Video

The Crab Nebula - M1 in the Messier Catalogue - is a supernova remnant with an important pulsar at its centre. Here we look at it through Nik Szymanek's telescope and the professionals discuss what's going on in this "real-time explosion", unfolding in space on an epic timescale.

Images thanks to Nasa, ESA, etc... And Adam Block (Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona): http://caelumobservatory.com/ - Michael Siniscalchi: http://www.helixgate.net/ - Bob Fera: http://www.feraphotography.com/ - Philip Perkins: www.astrocruise.com/ - Paul Haese: http://paulhaese.net/ - Nik Szymanek: http://ccdland.net - And to The Royal Society.

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Very cool. I was ...
Very cool. I was wondering if there would be an abundance of heavy elements in the vicinity of a supernova, as in heavier than uranium and possibly higher than #118? A question for your physicist friends perhaps? How high of an element could exist? for a measurable time? Sorry my brain got out of control, but I am curious.

@nolifepro33? ...
@nolifepro33? hahahaha x)

@seedyf I am not ...
@seedyf I am not going to take a career in to astronomy but space? interests me and i am most fascinated with this nebula, just wanted to make my position clear on where i stand after your comment.

Beautiful?
Beautiful?

Great video, ...
Great video, Excellent? quality and rich in content.

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WTF?? f**kin nerds ...
WTF?? f**kin nerds LOL ?

I remember a ...
I remember a supernova happened in 1984 or '85. It was a big deal, an astronomer in Australia spotted it and within hours every astronomer in the world was studying it,? there was a big story on it and on supernovas in general in Time magazine. I'm very surprised and disappointed that this bloke doesn't know about it.

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Great video? by the way DeepSky folks :)

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