There's debris and a pulsar left

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Socrates II — 7/6/2009 6:53:56 PM (archived)

Go back and look at my original post and go to the Palomar Skies sites.

Plenty of debris cloud and a pulsar are still there (well, as we see them
6,300 years ago, but I doubt they have gone away by now). The Crab
Nebula pulsar was one of the first known objects of its class in 1968.

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Happy 955th Anniversary 1054 Supernova/Crab Nebula - Socrates II - 7/5/2009 2:41:18 PM
- In keeping with the Fourth of July theme - Socrates II - 7/6/2009 2:24:02 PM
  - But, uhh, when did it REALLY EXPLODE? - carl - 7/6/2009 4:57:12 PM
    - The Crab Nebula is about 6,300 light years from Earth - Socrates II - 7/6/2009 5:29:54 PM
      - So 6,300 yrs ago it exploded? - carl - 7/6/2009 5:45:15 PM
        
        6,300+955 years (n/t) - Nick Hoffman - 7/7/2009 12:30:55 AM
        
        There's debris and a pulsar left - Socrates II - 7/6/2009 6:53:56 PM
        
        In case anyone is interested - Socrates II - 7/7/2009 4:41:31 AM
        
        WAS God Mentioned? - carl - 7/7/2009 4:26:35 PM
        
        He co-authored one of the papers - Socrates II - 7/7/2009 7:51:37 PM
        
        isti mirant stella - ER - 7/7/2009 11:24:55 PM
        
        The 1054 supernova was visible to unaided vision for two years - Socrates II - 7/8/2009 1:39:41 PM
        
        Well, you got me there. - ER - 7/9/2009 12:01:36 AM
        
        From Europe - Raoul - 7/9/2009 5:36:00 AM

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