Amazing fun fact about the Crab Nebula..

[astromax24]

In the year 1054, Chinese astronomers claimed they could see something in the sky as bright as the full moon, but it “faded” in two years. People now believe they saw the Crab Nebula. Isn’t that amazing? I hope something like that happens while I’m alive.. that would be amazing!!

 

[J3 Mângo]

Yes the star KIC 9865- something is a contact merger binary ~1,800ly away like VFTS 352 A and B will merge and supernova

 

[J3 Mângo]

 

[J3 Mângo]

The nebula is about 11ly in diameter

 

[astromax24]

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Yes the star KIC 9865- something is a contact merger binary ~1,800ly away like VFTS 352 A and B will merge and supernova

The nebula is about 11ly in diameter

wow

 

[J3 Mângo]

Yeah its true