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Back Digitized Sky Survey 2 image of the Crab Nebula (ground-based image)

Digitized Sky Survey 2 image of the Crab Nebula (ground-based image)


Date: 04 December 2015
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: Crab Nebula
Copyright: ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgements: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

This two-colour image shows 2.7 × 2.7 degrees of the surroundings around the Crab Nebula. It was composed from Digitized Sky Survey 2 images.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
16-Mar-2026 15:43 UT

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