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CRAB NEBULA [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
DEF

The crablike filaments of glowing gas and dust in the constellation Taurus which are the remnants of a star which blew ... up in the year 1054.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
CONT

La nébuleuse du Crabe est [...] un phénomène remarquable : l'explosion d'une étoile, qui se manifestait par une augmentation brusque de son éclat [...]

OBS

Grand nuage de gaz très lumineux.

Spanish

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