Published 19:36 IST, September 19th 2020

NASA shares image of The Crab supernova observed in 1054 CE

The Crab supernova’s remnants became one of the most famous objects in the sky after it was first observed in the year 1054, NASA revealed in a post.

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On September 18, NASA revealed a historic and spectacular superva observed in 1054 CE by its Chandra X-ray Observatory that stunned internet. Taking to its official Instagram handle, NASA shared breathtaking im of Crab superva captured on High-Resolution Camera (HRC) at about 6,500 light-years from Earth. superva’s remnants became one of most famous objects in sky after it was first observed in year 1054, NASA revealed. im portrayed a dense neutron star about 30 kilometers in diameter that rotates once every 33 milliseconds kwn as Pulsar, and a purplish vibrant filamentary structure in expanding debris cloud. 

crab Nebula, according to a NASA release, is a complex formation of a cloud of gas and debris in shape of a crab scattered in fragments of an exploding star, kwn as “guest” star which was first discovered located in constellation Taurus in July of 1054 A.D.  star is estimated to have exploded some 7,500 years ago. Interestingly, Crab Nebula has widely me it into historical transcripts and contains bright star that outshone Venus, and came to be kwn as third brightest object in sky. Unfortunately, it fed after nearly two years of visibility by 1057. superva was also visible in daylight for 23 days and was observed by Chinese and or astromers first.

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Discovered in year 1731

Astromer John Bevis me its discovery in year 1731 and listed it as (M1) in Charles Messier’s catalog of nebulous objects. As per NASA, it is only superva that emitted riations such as rio waves through infrared and visible wavelengths to ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. In 1960s NASA discovered  Crab pulsar (NP 0532) at center of nebula and named it as Pulsar. “Fascinating. All of se wonderful stories coming to life about life in Universe. So gl that you are taking time to share se. Pictures and facts with ne- astromers,” a commenter wrote on NASA’s post, appreciating im which NASA said one could set it as new background wallpaper on phone or tablet. “Vibrant,” ar said. “Beautiful,” said third. 

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19:36 IST, September 19th 2020