Crab Nebula and Pulsar
Posted in Astronomy at 12:00 on 28 August 2025
As featured in Astronomy Picture of the Day for 24/8/25.
The Crab Nebula as seen in visible light from the Hubble Space Telescope (purple,) X-ray light as imaged by the Chandra X-ray observatory (blue) and infra-red from the Spitzer Space Telescope (red.) The Crab Pulsar is the bright spot in the swirl’s centre:-
Tags: APOD, Astronomy, Astronomy Picture of the Day, Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope
