A composite of infrared (shown as red), visible (green) and ultraviolet (violet) images of the Crab Nebula (IMAGE)

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A composite of infrared (shown as red), visible (green) and ultraviolet (violet) images of the Crab Nebula

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This is a composite of infrared (shown as red), visible (green) and ultraviolet (violet) images of the Crab Nebula, with IR enhanced and visible/UV balanced to yield neutral star colors.

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J. Greaves

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