... Explanation: Newborn stars lie at at the heart of the the Orion Nebula , hidden from view by the dust and gas of the giant Orion Molecular Cloud number 1 (OMC-1). ...
... 2013 November 28 . NGC 1999: South of Orion . Image Data: Subaru Telescope ( NAOJ ), Hubble Space Telescope , . ... Explanation: South of the large star-forming region known as the Orion Nebula, lies bright blue reflection nebula NGC 1999 . ...
... 2011 September 17 . Spitzer's Orion . Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , T. Megeath (Univ. Toledo, Ohio) . ... Explanation: Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula , an immense stellar nursery some 1,500 light-years ...
... 2014 March 25 . Orion Nebula in Surrounding Dust . Image Credit Copyright: Robert Fields . ... Explanation: What surrounds a hotbed of star formation? In the case of the Orion Nebula -- dust. ...
... 2014 January 15 . Spitzer's Orion . Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , T. Megeath (Univ. Toledo, Ohio) . ... Explanation: Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula , an immense stellar nursery some 1,500 light-years ...
... Explanation: The Great Nebula in Orion, M42, can be found on the night sky just below and to the left of the easily identifiable belt of three stars in the popular constellation Orion. ...
... 2008 November 26 . The Horsehead Nebula in Orion . Credit Copyright : Adam Block , Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter , U. Arizona . ... One of the most identifiable nebulae in the sky, the Horsehead Nebula in Orion , is part of a large, dark, molecular cloud ...
... 2005 January 6 . UKIRT: Aloha Orion . Credit: Joint Astronomy Centre ; image processing by C. Davis, W. Varricatt . ... cloud , filaments of gas, cosmic dust, and a multitude of young stars beckon in this penetrating image of the Orion Nebula ...
... 2002 December 25 . Orion Rising . Credit Copyright: Jimmy Westlake ( Colorado Mountain College ) . ... Explanation: Orion always comes up sideways ... and was caught in the act earlier this month by astronomer Jimmy Westlake ...
... 2011 February 24 . NGC 1999: South of Orion . Image Credit Copyright : Adam Block , Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter , U. Arizona . ... Explanation: South of the large star-forming region known as the Orion Nebula, lies bright blue reflection nebula NGC 1999 . ...