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Crab Nebula in X Rays

4 different views of the Crab Nebula

The new Chandra X-Ray Telescope has recorded detailed pictures of the heart of the Crab Nebula, first seen on Earth in the year 1054. Here are pictures of the Crab at x- ray (Chandra), optical (Palomar), infrared (Keck), and radio (VLA) wavelengths.