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Messier M1

Crab Nebula

Supernova Remnant

Taurus

Intermediate

Bright pulsar wind nebula from AD 1054 supernova.

Angular size

6′ × 4′

Magnitude

8.4

Best months

Oct-Mar

Constellation

Taurus

Catalog IDs

M1

Common aliases

NGC 1952;Taurus A

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Recommended telescopes

Celestron

Celestron EdgeHD 14

3910mm f/11.0 · 356mm aperture

Frames 29% of APS-C FOV

Celestron

Celestron EdgeHD 11

2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture

Frames 21% of APS-C FOV

Meade

Meade LX200 10" ACF

2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture

Frames 19% of APS-C FOV

Astro-Tech

Astro-Tech AT12RC

2432mm f/8.0 · 305mm aperture

Frames 18% of APS-C FOV

Takahashi

Takahashi Mewlon-210

2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture

Frames 18% of APS-C FOV

Celestron

Celestron EdgeHD 9.25

2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture

Frames 17% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI2600MM Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI6200MC Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI6200MM Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI533MC Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI533MM Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Celestron EdgeHD 14 + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

FOV 0.34° × 0.23°

Scale 0.20″/px

Target fills 43% of frame

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Celestron EdgeHD 11 + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

FOV 0.48° × 0.32°

Scale 0.28″/px

Target fills 31% of frame

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Meade LX200 10" ACF + ZWO ASI533MC Pro

FOV 0.26° × 0.26°

Scale 0.31″/px

Target fills 39% of frame

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