Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M1, The Crab Nebula

15-May-2026 09:07 ADT 15-May-2026 12:07 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M1, The Crab Nebula, 23-Feb-2017

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Filters: Astrodon
Frames: 8x R, 120s, 2x2; 8x G, 120s, 2x2; 7x B, 120s, 2x2; 7x L, 300s, 1x1; 8x Ha, 600s, 1x1
Total Exposure: 163m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 6.5 kly
Astrobin link