Deep-Sky Object
Crab Nebula (M1)
Also known as M1
The expanding remnant of a 1054 AD supernova.
Visible tonight?
Up now · alt 72° SE
- Rises
- 16:40
- Transit
- 23:54
- Sets
- 07:03
A pulsar wind nebula left behind by a supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054. A 33-ms pulsar spins at its core.
See also
Supernova Remnant
The expanding wreckage of a dead star.
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
The farthest thing you can see with the naked eye.
Orion Nebula (M42)
A stellar nursery glowing in Orion's sword.
Pleiades (M45)
The Seven Sisters — a young blue cluster.
The Milky Way
Our home galaxy, seen edge-on.
Ring Nebula (M57)
A perfect smoke ring in Lyra.