About Crab Nebula (M1)

Crab Nebula offers a subtle but interesting view and is visible as a compact luminous region. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 18° altitude and reaches 68° around 05:14 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Observing conditions matter, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

At higher magnification, subtle detail can be detected.

Type

Supernova Remnant

Constellation

Taurus

Distance

6300 ly

Size

6.0' x 4.0'

Season

Winter

Difficulty

Moderate

Magnitude

8.4