Custom initials / monogram Crab Nebula in Taurus Tie

Galaxies, Stars and Nebulae series: A great outer space picture featuring a three colour composite of the well-known Crab Nebula (also known as Messier 1), as observed with the FORS2 instrument in imaging mode in the morning of November 10, 1999. It's 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. ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.