X-ray View of Crab Nebula Wall Art including Frame Canvas This star marks one of

This star marks one of the claws of the scorpion in the constellation Scorpius

in the southern constellation of Octans (The Octant)

Rather than beginning at the very middle of the galaxy and swirling outwards

This image of the region of sky around the Pencil Nebula shows a spectacular celestial landscape featuring the blue filaments of the Vela supernova remnant

X-ray View of Crab Nebula Wall Art including Frame Canvas This star marks one ofIt is the remnant of a supernova explosion at a distance of about 6,000 light years, observed almost 1,000 years ago, in the year 1054. It contains a neutron star near its centre that spins 30 times per second around its axis. Credits NASA, CfA, and J. DePasquale (STScI)