M1, The Crab Nebula in Taurus

Orientation: Ø30' x 6.9', m7.6, RA 00h47.6m, Dec -25°17'
Image Scale: 4.61 arc sec/pixel
Exposure: Lum 6 x 300" Bin 1x1
Telescope: Meade 14" LX-200R SCT @ f/10 (fl=3556mm)
Camera: SBIG ST-8XME NABG self-guided
Mount: Paramount ME on ATS portable pier
Location: Ningaloo Skies Observatory, Exmouth, Western Australia on 9 Jan 2007
Notes: Bias and Dark frames applied (but no flat fielding) in CCDSoft. Levels in Photoshop CS.
First light through the 14" SCT and newly upgraded ST-8 CCD. Unable to use FocusMax as I could not make a link with the Optec TCF so focus is a bit soft.
Additional Notes: One of more than 100 known supernova remnant in our galaxy - a corpse of a star that experienced a fast life and a violent death.