M1 - Crab NebulaIf the wheather is crappy, you have to rely on remte resources. Here a picture taken with the remote observatory at Mayhill. M1 is a supernova remnant in the constellation Taurus. The supernova explosion in the year of 1054 was observed and is well documented in Chinese, Japnese and Arabic sources[1]. An analysis of the Sung Shih, the Annals of the Sung Dynasty dates the superova to July 4 or 5, 1054[2].
References [2] Burnham's Celestial Handbook, vol. 3, pp. 1846 Is it a cluster? Is it a nebula? Read here, that NGC 2264 actually comprises two objects. The Cone nebula is named that way, because - well, look at it :) The Christmas Tree Cluster is a bright and scattered open cluster, that allegedly looks like a xmas tree. I don't see it!
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