Deep space image of the heart of the Crab Nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
This is a misty public domain photo from the GRIN, Great Images In NASA, Collection within the NASA image archive.
The Crab Nebula is the remnants of an enormous star over ten times the size of our sun and that ended in a supernova on July 4, 1054. NASA’s website notes that Chinese astronomers left records of the event. They recorded a bright new star that lasted for several weeks and was visible during night and daytime hours. This fantastic image captures gases and dust being driven away from the remaining pulsar star located at the center of the image.
With a great deal of misty, fiery texture, this deep space image would work well as an integration into a texture background collage or as a base for space illustration.
This image was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope – NASA. NASA is an Agency of the United States Government, therefore this image is in the public domain.
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03.15.10
As we know, the word ‘nebula’ refers to gases in space. This nebula that looks like a crab which is left as a remnant of a big star which is ten times bigger than the sun. The gases are blown out by the remaining pulsar star at its center. I praise God for His awesome creations.
03.20.10
PUZZLING MISTY CRAB NEBULA:
The crab nebula in the constellation of Taurus, which astronomers estimate began its expansion 900 years ago.It is possible this nebula started out as nova , or exploding star like the Christmas star nova still visible in the sky.If we check back to see if any ancient astronomers noted a nova in Taurus about 900 years ago it was found that Chinese scientists recorded a nova in the year of 1054!The misty crab nebula is seen like the ghost shrouds of some prehistoric which exploded as did now famous Nova.In the sky there are certain objects whose appearance and spectra are similar to those of the later stages of the nova. The scientist say that it is quite possible that all of these bodies have once gone through a nova stage.
They also compare the photographs taken in many stages and conclude that the nebula is gradually expanding. And the comparison states that the time required to reach its present dimensions at the uniform rate they found that the hot gas must have left the state’s surface about 900 years ago.In the picture we can see some thing like there was a explosion had occur due to some collision. We can observe that many colours have been mixed and splashed over the drawing sheet and it had spread.In between there was a tiny glow of light which twinkles like a star.
03.23.10
A close look at the Crab Nebula,a supernova remnant of a giant star. At first glance of this picture, you might think you are looking at a painting. The swirling colors of pinks, changing hues into purple and into orange and bright bursts of yellows and greens look much like the strokes from a skilled artist’s hand. This photo pops against its black and speckled background. As most photos of space, I was left marveling the beauty of the great beyond.