SUNSET: 
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Photographer:
Jon Greif
Location of Photo:
Alpine, CA, USA
Date/Time of photo:
March 1-7, 2026, between 8-11 pm PDT
Equipment:
TS-Optics 8" f/4 ONTC Newtonian Telescope, 10Micron GM1000HPS Mount, ZWO ASI2600MM Pro camera, ZWO Ha, Oiii and Sii filters, MoonLite focuser, SkyShed POD-S Observatory, NINA acquisition software and Pixinsight processing software.
Description:
The Crab Nebula (catalogue designation Messier 1) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation Taurus. The name comes from a drawing that somewhat resembled a crab produced by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, in 1842, using a 36-inch telescope. The nebula was discovered by English astronomer John Bevis in 1731. The nebula was the first astronomical object identified that corresponds with a historically-observed supernova explosion, observed in 1054 AD by Mayan, Japanese, and Arab stargazers, and recorded by Chinese astronomers as a "guest star," so bright that it was visible in the daytime. Processing combined Foraxx and RGB palettes.
