<P> The Crab Nebula ( catalogue designations M 1 , NGC 1952 , Taurus A ) is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus . The now - current name is due to William Parsons , 3rd Earl of Rosse , who observed the object in 1840 using a 36 - inch telescope and produced a drawing that looked somewhat like a crab . Corresponding to a bright supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054 , the nebula was observed later by English astronomer John Bevis in 1731 . The nebula was the first astronomical object identified with a historical supernova explosion . </P>
<P> The Crab Nebula ( catalogue designations M 1 , NGC 1952 , Taurus A ) is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus . The now - current name is due to William Parsons , 3rd Earl of Rosse , who observed the object in 1840 using a 36 - inch telescope and produced a drawing that looked somewhat like a crab . Corresponding to a bright supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054 , the nebula was observed later by English astronomer John Bevis in 1731 . The nebula was the first astronomical object identified with a historical supernova explosion . </P>
where is the crab nebula located in the sky
where is the crab nebula located in the sky
in the constellation of Taurus
in the constellation of Taurus