These earthly godfathers of Heaven's lights, that give a name to every fixed star, have no more profit of their shining nights than those that walk and know not what they are.

— William Shakespeare

The Crab Nebula

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

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