Crab Pulsar Size:Huge - 28" x 22" behind the Moon

behind the Moon

hot stars carve out pockets and ionize the nearby gasses

Enjoy a unique collaborative effort of two solar astrophotographers

The appearance of the sprawling solar corona and star field are artistic elements of this composition

If you have a little of both

Crab Pulsar Size:Huge - 28" x 22" behind the MoonWe are looking at remnants of a collapsed star which died in a violent explosion a millennium ago. The core is now a pulsar, a rapidly spinning neutron star, which is still shaping the surrounding gasses with extreme energy. The event on July 4, 1054 was noted by Chinese astronomers as being visible during the day!The hydrogen gasses appear as a cage of twisted tendrils spiraling right into the heart of the pulsar wind nebula. This object is exotic,