The Most Famous Quote in Astronomy

". . . With all reserve we advance the view that a supernova represents the transition of an ordinary star into a neutron star, consisting mainly of neutrons. Such a star may possess a very small radius and an extremely high density . . ."

Walter Baade and Fritz Zwicky (1934)

Little Green Men, White Dwarfs or Pulsars?

"We did all the work ourselves and cheerfully sledgehammered all one summer.''

Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1979)

Crab Nebula - Hubble Space Telescope
Crab Nebula

Crab Nebula - Chandra X-ray Observatory
X-ray Crab Nebula



Crab Nebula Optical/X-ray Composite Image
Crab Nebula Composite



Optical/X-ray Composite with Pulsar
Crab Nebula Composite



Crab Pulsar in Optical - Kitt Peak
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Crab Nebula Spectrum
Crab Spectrum



Visible and Invisible Strucures
Crab Nebula Structures