If before this I tell story about nebula, nebula has many
type such as Omega Nebula, Horsehead Nebula, Cat’s Eye Nebula, Crab Nebula and
other name too. However, today I want to talk about Crab Nebula…
Crab Nebula is the shattered remnant of a massive star that
ended its life in a supernova explosion. Nearly a thousand years old, the
supernova was noted in the constellation of Taurus by Chinese astronomers in
the year 1054 AD.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Gehrz (University of Minnesota)
This view of the supernova remnant obtained by the Spitzer
Space Telescope shows an infrared view of this complex object. The blue-white
region traces the cloud of energetic electrons trapped within the star's
magnetic field, emitting so-called "synchrotron" radiation. The red
features follow the well-known filamentary structures that permeate this
nebula. Though they are known to contain hot gasses, their exact nature is
still a mystery that astronomers are examining.
The energetic cloud of electrons is driven by a rapidly
rotating neutron star, or pulsar, at its core. The nebula is about 6,500
light-years away from the Earth, and is 5 light-years across.
credited to NASA...
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