M1 Crab Nebula

The Crab Nebula is the result of a supernova explosion and is located 6500 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Taurus. The supernova explosion was noticed in 1054 A.D. by Chinese Astronomers who considered it to be a guest star due to the brightness of the explosion.

The nebula was first discovered by English Astronomer John Belvis in 1731, and was later observed and cataloged by Charles Messier who mistook it for Halley's Comet. This mistake is what inspired him to create a catalog for celestial objects that could be mistaken for comets.

Constellation Taurus

Distance about 6,300 light-years from Earth