The Crab Nebula
by Eric Glaser
Title
The Crab Nebula
Artist
Eric Glaser
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
"The Crab Nebula"
This Hubble image - one of the largest ever produced with the Earth-orbiting observatory - shows the most detailed view of the entire Crab Nebula ever made. The Crab is arguably the single most interesting object, as well as one of the most studied, in all of astronomy. The image is the largest image ever taken with Hubble's WFPC2 workhorse camera. The Crab Nebula is one of the most intricately structured and highly dynamical objects ever observed. The new Hubble image of the Crab was assembled from 24 individual exposures taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and is the highest resolution image of the entire Crab Nebula ever made.
Image and Text Credit: NASA, ESA and Allison Loll/Jeff Hester (Arizona State University). Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
Additional image editing by Eric Glaser
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January 23rd, 2015
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Comments (3)
Keni Hanson
I've always loved this hubble image of the Crab Nebula. I first saw a large canvas print of it at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Instantly fell in love and would recognize it anywhere. You're the best NASA, Thank you!!
Eric Glaser replied:
The Crab Nebula is a favorite of mine as well. Thanks so much for your comment, Keni!