It is surrounded by a helium-rich torus, and near its center, a shock front is formed by its interaction with the equatorial wind produced by its identically named pulsar.
Radiation from this object has recently been used to study the sun's corona and the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan as each transited it.  It is surrounded by a helium-rich torus, and near its center, a shock front is formed by its interaction with the equatorial wind produced by its identically named pulsar. First recorded by Jon Bevis, this object in the constellation Taurus was named from the shape of a drawing of it by the Earl of Rosse. For 10 points, name this object produced by a supernova seen in the year 1054, a nebula that is the first entry in Messier's catalogue.
Radiation from this object has recently been used to study the sun's corona and the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan as each transited it.  
{crab nebula} [accept just {crab} after "nebula" is read]