Crab Nebula

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1604.html

Just like the Cat's Eye Nebula, the Crab Nebula is the result of a supernova. However, the crab nebula ended up having less mass than before the supernova and it spread out faster than calculated. Right now, the nebula spans 10 light years. In the center lies a pulsar that has the mass of our sun, but is the size of a city. It rotates 30 times per seconds.

Chemical Composition:

1. Helium
2. Hydrogen
3. Oxygen
4. Carbon
5. Nitrogen
6. Neon
7. Iron

Location: RA 5° 34' 32" | Dec 22° 0.870'

Spectral Analysis:

http://www.umop.net/spctelem.htm

Stellar Classification: M1

Work Cited:

• N.A. (2015). "The Crab Nebula" retrieved on October 1, 2015 from https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1604.html
• N.A. (2015). "Crab Nebula" retrieved on October 1, 2015 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Nebula
• John Hester (N.A.). "Crab Nebula and Pulsar" retrieved on October 1, 2015 from http://www.solstation.com/x-objects/crab-neb.htm