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Discussing the location of the Orion Nebula, what is seen within the star-formation region, and the effects of interstellar winds in shaping the nebula The constellation of Orion with the Orion Nebula (lower middle) The Orion Nebula is visible with the naked eye even from areas affected by light pollution. It is seen as the middle "star" in the ...
NGC 1788 is a reflection nebula in the constellation of Orion. It is rather sharply defined on its southwest perimeter where it is flanked by the dark nebula known as LDN 1616 (or Lynds 1616). LDN 1616 is apparently part of NGC 1788. The brightest involved star is 10th magnitude and lies in the northwest sector.
NGC 2174 (also known as Monkey Head Nebula) is an H II [1] emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175. [1] It was discovered on 6 February 1877 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. [2] It is thought to be located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth.
Messier 43 or M43, also known as De Mairan's Nebula and NGC 1982, is a star-forming nebula with a prominent H II region in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It was discovered by the French scientist Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan some time before 1731, [ 3 ] then catalogued by Charles Messier in 1769.
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has revealed the sharpest images yet of a portion of a horse-shaped nebula, showing the “mane” in finer detail. The Horsehead Nebula, in the constellation Orion ...
This immense nebula is the closest large region of star formation, situated about 1,500 light years away in the constellation of Orion. The parts that are easily observed in visible light, known alternatively as the Orion Nebula or Messier 42, correspond to the light blue regions.
Messier 78 or M78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included by Charles Messier in his catalog of comet-like objects that same year. [4] M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula of a group of nebulae that includes NGC 2064, NGC 2067 and NGC 2071.
Full size comparison from the original to the right and the 9x larger version to the left. Click to see full size.(The closeup is of the bright blue star on the lower right) Edit 1 by Fir0002 - how's that for supersaturation! A Hubble Space Telescope composite picture of the Orion Nebula, the closest region of star formation to Earth. NASA's ...