Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M1, The Crab Nebula

15-May-2026 09:08 ADT 15-May-2026 12:08 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, 13-Jan-2021

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 8x 900s Oiii, 1x1; 16x 600s Ha, 1x1; 16x 120s R, 2x2; 15x 120s G, 2x2; 7x 120s B, 2x2;
Total Exposure: 356m
Distance: 6.5 kly