M1 - Crab Nebula
Object image
Object image source
Some astronomers and historians suspect that in the year 1054 a massive star near the tip of the horn of Taurus exploded, producing the Crab Nebula.
M1 - Crab Nebula
December 21
Caption for fusion image
Historical source
Historical source
Astrophoto source
ConstellationAsterismDeep Sky Object2Chet Raymo, 365 Starry Nights
Raymo pagesAttribution
Kerry Magruder and Brent Purkaple
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Tau - Taurus the Bull
IAU Constellation
Size
17 of 88
Astronomical Regions
Intro and Visual description
Taurus the Bull is easily spotted. Its head is the Hyades, a V-shaped cluster of stars. His horns point outward from the V. Aldebaran is the red eye of the Bull as he charges down upon us.