Messier number one - the Crab Nebula wide field - 50% view
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a while back on one of the groups I belong to, I talked about the possibility of imaging M1 with a short focal lngth. Well, it came to pass this winter, and is quite interesting in its loneliness... there aren't many other dso's in the field, at least none that I could find visually. This is almost full APS frame, cropped only for stacking error due to a little flex. Just for fun, I have included a 200% blow up of the area around the nebula, soft, but interesting with lots of colorful stars... hope you enjoy...

December 1, 2010 - Julian CA