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The Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is a supernova
remnant--the hot gas and dust blasted into space by the
death-explosion of a very massive star. The star that
died to create this beautiful object did so on July 4th,
1054 CE--a fact known thanks to Chinese and Japanese
astronomers who observed and recorded the event.
The Crab Nebula is 6,300 light years
away, located in the constellation of Taurus the Bull.
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