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November 22, 1995
M1: The Exploding Crab Nebula
Credit:
Hale 5 Meter
Telescope
Copyright:
AATB,
Caltech, David Malin, Jay
Pasachoff
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(GMU) &
Jerry
Bonnell (USRA).
NASA Technical Rep.:
Sherri
Calvo.
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