https://padlet.com/66504/v82tc1uca774 Made with a wish on a star en-us 2018-03-05 15:27:42 UTC 2018-03-05 15:45:12 UTC hello@padlet.com 66504 https://padlet.com/66504/v82tc1uca774/wish/238136669 NASA, ESA, NRAO/AUI/NSF and G. Dubner (University of Buenos Aires)

1) The Crab Nebula was created by a supernova explosion which was observed in 1054 AD.
2) The actual nebula itself was discovered by John Belvis in 1731 AD.
3) It is located in the Taurus constellation.
4) The nebula got its name when William Parsons observed the object in 1840, produced a drawing that looked somewhat like a crab.
5) It is about 6,500 light years away from Earth.
6) It is currently growing at about 1,000,000 kilometers a day.
7) The Crab Nebula was the first ever object to be recognized as a supernova remnant.
8) It has a diameter of about 11 light years.
9) The brightest parts of the nebula are thought to be upwards of 15,000 C.
10) The supernnova that created the Crab Nebula was so bright that it was 4 times brighter than Venus when first observed and could be seen during the day for almost a month, and could be seen at night for almost 2 years afterwards.]]> 2018-03-05 15:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/66504/v82tc1uca774/wish/238136669