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Autumn's best meteor shower is about to create celestial sparks in the night sky just in time for the weekend. The Orionids will peak on Friday night into the early hours of Saturday morning with ...
The ‘breath-taking’ display is caused by Halley’s Comet and emanates from just above the Orion constellation Orionid meteor shower: How and where to see spectacular light show tonight Skip ...
The annual Orionids meteor shower is set to peak on Monday night, bringing up to 20 shooting stars each hour to the night sky.. The celestial spectacle, which takes place as debris from Halley’s ...
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Orion's Belt or The Belt of Orion is an asterism within the constellation. It consists of the three bright stars Zeta (Alnitak), Epsilon (Alnilam), and Delta (Mintaka). Alnitak is around 800 light years away from earth and is 100,000 times more luminous than the Sun and shines with magnitude 1.8; much of its radiation is in the ultraviolet ...
Barnard's Loop (catalogue designation Sh 2-276) is an emission nebula in the constellation of Orion. It is part of the Orion molecular cloud complex which also contains the dark Horsehead and bright Orion nebulae. The loop takes the form of a large arc centered approximately on the Orion Nebula. The stars within the Orion Nebula are believed to ...
The Orionid meteor shower, courtesy of the famed Halley's Comet, is forecast to reach its peak soon. Iowa should have good viewing conditions.
The Flame Nebula, designated as NGC 2024 and Sh2-277, is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion.It is about 1350 light-years away. [1] At that distance, the Flame Nebula lies within the Orion B cloud of the larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex.