Crabby at the AMNH

On Monday the 26th of October my grade went to the American Museum of Natural History. While we were there we went to three different places in the museum: the Hayden Planetarium, the Rose Center and the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites. I learned all about what happens with stars, meteorites and about gravity on various bodies in space. I still want to know why my body is called the "Crab" Nebula. I also want to know what makes meteorites break off.

Finding the Crab in the Sand

The Crab Nebula was discovered in 1731 by the British physician and amateur astronomer John Bevis(1695-1771). Although, it was first seen in China on July 4, 1054 AD and was visible in full day light for 23 days and at night you could see it with a naked eye for 653 days.


A nebula, like the Crab Nebula, is a big part of space. Then again anything that HUGE would be.