When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.
The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts
as with creating images.

— Niels Bohr

The Crab Nebula

By marzulloj at Sat, 11/13/2010 - 12:25pm

The supernova remanent M1 at the tip of the horns of Taurus. The image was taken in H-alpha light through the 5" refractor. The pulsar is right in the center .  One hour exposure.

The Crab Nebula