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Messier 1

Image: Digitized Sky Survey
Image: Digitized Sky Survey

This is the remains of a supernova which exploded around 1,000 years ago. It lies around 5,000 light years from Earth.



Facts and Figures


Object type: An Emission Nebula - Neutron Star.
Distance: 58,600,000,000,000,000 km.
Size (approximate diameter): 102,000,000,000,000 km.


Visibility today and tonight
From the LT:
From the Siding Spring 0.4m:
From the Siding Spring 1m:
From the Siding Spring 2m:
From the SAAO 0.4m:
From the SAAO 1m:
From the Teide 0.4m:
From the Teide 1m:
From the CTIO 0.4m:
From the CTIO 1m:
From the McDonald 0.4m:
From the McDonald 1m:
From the Haleakala 0.4m:
From the Haleakala 2m:
From the UK:
 
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