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| Starwatcher's Mailbag |
| For any questions whether a beginner or advanced you can e-mail me and your questions with my answers will be posted on the Starwatchers Mailbag until next time happy starwatching ackers (Ian) |
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| Hi Ackers well see it's like this I've always wondered if there was life in the crab nebula Kenny |
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| Hi Kenny There could be a lot of organic matter in the crab nebula, but I doubt if contains any life. It's a supernova remnent. It contains a pulsar that constantly irradiates the cloud with X rays. The crab nebula is about 6000 light-years away from us. In the year 1054, a star was observed by chinese astronomers that was bright enough to be seen in daytime. It's position corresponds with where we see the crab nebula today. Have fun. Ackers |
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| The Crab Nebula |
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