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[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Most detailed image of the Crab Nebula

01-Dec-2005: A new Hubble image - among the largest ever produced with the Earth-orbiting observatory - gives the most detailed view so far of the entire Crab Nebula. The Crab is arguably the single most interesting object, as well as one of the most studied, in all of astronomy. The image is the largest ever taken with Hubble’s WFPC2 workhorse camera.

Full story here: www.spacetelescope.org/news/html/heic0515.html

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Yet another example on working to keep the Hubble in good shape. Despite failing gyros, it still manages to provide us great images.

Amazing at the violent explosion that occured there that the ancient Chinese observed...and the nebula still is growing.

Click on the link for a huge graphic.

[Maddad]

Thank you Joe. That's a better picture than I have on my nebula page, so I've snatched it and will make the switch tomorrow. The Crab's really amazing. Most astronomical objects change appearance over hundreds of years. The Crab changes daily.