Hubble image archive
Combined X-Ray and Optical Images of the Crab Nebula
A composite image of the Crab Nebula showing the X-ray (blue), and optical (red) images superimposed. The size of the X-ray image is smaller because the higher energy X-ray emitting electrons radiate away their energy more quickly than the lower energy optically emitting electron...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2002
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2002-24-1248-image
A composite image of the Crab Nebula showing the X-ray (blue), and optical (red) images superimposed. The size of the X-ray image is smaller because the higher energy X-ray emitting electrons radiate away their energy more quickly than the lower energy optically emitting electrons as they move.
Credits
Credits for X-ray Image: NASA/CXC/ASU/J. Hester et al.;Credits for Optical Image: NASA/HST/ASU/J. Hester et al.
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Crab Nebula, M1, NGC 1952 |
| Object Description | Supernova Remnant |
| R.A. Position | 05h 34m 31.96s |
| Dec. Position | 22° 0' 52.09" |
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | About 6,000 light-years (1,850 parsecs) |
| Dimensions | The image is 2.24 arcminutes across |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Principal Astronomers: J. Hester and P. Scowen (ASU), C. Michel (Rice U.), J. Graham (UC Berkeley), J. Gallagher (U. of Wisconsin-Madison), A. Watson (UNAM - Morelia), R. Sankrit (JHU) J. Hester (ASU), K. Mori (Penn State U. and Osaka U.), D. Burrows (Penn State Univ.), J. Gallagher (U. of Wisconsin-Madison), J. Graham (UC Berkeley), M. Halverson (U. of Wisconsin-Madison), A. Kader (ASU), F. C. Michel (Rice Univ.) and, P. Scowen (ASU) |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 and CXO>ACIS |
| Exposure Dates | April 6, 2001, Exposure Time: 40 minutes (WFPC2), and April 6, 2001, Exposure Time: 6.5 hours (ACIS) |
| Filters | WFPC2 F547M and ACIS-S |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue (X-ray): ACIS-S Red (Optical): WFPC2 F547M |
Downloads
Source
Image and source material are credited to the official mission archive linked below.
View on NASA.gov