Very Large Array (radio) Image of the Crab Nebula

Esahubble_potw1720b_1024

esahubble_potw1720b May 15th, 2017

Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF

TheKarl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) observed the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6500 light-years from Earth, at radio wavelengths.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1720b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Crab Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Neutron Star > Pulsar
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 34m 32.0s
DEC = 22° 0’ 54.4”
Orientation
North is 0.5° CCW
Field of View
8.8 x 8.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Taurus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Very Large Array (VLA) (None) Radio -
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ID
potw1720b
Subject Category
B.3.1.9.1   B.4.1.4  
Subject Name
Crab Nebula
Credits
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Release Date
2017-05-15T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1720b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Array (VLA)
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Radio
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
83.6334511837, 22.0151236394
Reference Dimension
5290.0, 5290.0
Reference Pixel
2645.0, 2645.0
Scale
-2.78194934801e-05, 2.78194934801e-05
Rotation
0.49999999999999961
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
potw1720b
Resource URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/potw1720b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2017-05-08T19:00:28-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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