NGC 1952, Crab Nebula

Supernovae:  NGC 1952, Crab Nebula. It is an expanding cloud of gas that resulted from a star exploding into s supernovae. First observed in 1054 AD.

Chemical Components: Consists mostly of ionised helium, then hydrogen, along with carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, iron, neon, and sulfur. 95% of the torus is helium

Location: RA= 5h 34.5m, Dec= +22° 01. In the constellation Taurus.

Spectrum analysis of most abundant chemical: Helium

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Type/Classification: Supernova Remnant


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Nebula#/media/File:Crab_Nebula.jpg

 Crab Nebula. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2015, from http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Crab_Nebula#Physical_conditions

Espenak, F. (2012, January 21). NGC 1952. Retrieved September 25, 2015, from 

http://astropixels.com/supernovae/M1-01.html

R.A. Fesen and R.P. Kirshner, The Crab Nebula. I - Spectrophotometry of the filaments, Astrophysical Journal 258 (1): 1-10. Retrieved September 26, 2015.