The Crab Nebula: Detailed View | Hubble

The Crab Nebula: Detailed View | Hubble

This Hubble image provides a highly detailed view of the entire Crab Nebula. The Crab is among the most interesting and well studied objects in astronomy. The Crab is among the most interesting and well studied objects in astronomy.

This image is one of the largest ever taken with Hubble's WFPC2 camera. It was assembled from 24 individual exposures taken with the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope and was the highest resolution image of the entire Crab Nebula ever made in 2005.

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency and Allison Loll/Jeff Hester (Arizona State University) Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

Release Date: December 1, 2005

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