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Orion Nebula

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Orion Nebula bright diffuse nebula in the constellation Orion; also known as the Great Nebula of Orion and cataloged as M42 or NGC 1976. It is located near the middle of the "sword" hanging from Orion's "belt" of stars. Its central bright region is about 1° in diameter and it has a total extension of 3°. It is about 1,000 light-years distant and as many as 60 light-years in diameter. The nebula is an enormous cloud of gas surrounding a cluster of very hot young stars. To the naked eye the nebula appears to be a faint star but becomes a vague patch of light when viewed... Read more
Orion Nebula
A Dictionary of Astronomy Orion Nebula A large and bright nebula, 1500 l.y. away in the constellation Orion; also known as M42 or NGC 1976...the Trapezium stars ionizes the nebula. The Orion Nebula is over 20 l.y. in diameter, and... Read more
Orion Nebula
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ...four massive stars known as the Trapezium. Radiation primarily from these four stars excites the nebula to glow. Discovered in the early 17th century, it was the first nebula to be photographed (1880). Orion Nebula Orion Nebula Orion Nebula Read more

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NASA's Spitzer Telescope Digs Up Troves of Possible Solar Systems in Orion Nebula.
Newspaper article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service; 8/14/2006; 660 words ; ...vast and layered clouds of the Orion nebula, an industrious star-making factory...clouds that includes the well-known Orion nebula. The disks - made of gas and dust...worth of sky, and includes the Orion nebula itself. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory... Read more
The Orion Nebula's bright new image.
Magazine article from: Science News; 1/28/1989; 235 words ; The Orion Nebula's bright new image Long featured on astronomical posters and calendars, the Orion Nebula is one of the most familiar sights in...infrared wavelengths. It reveals how the Orion Nebula might appear if the human eye were sensitive... Read more
Planet potential.(Orion nebula observations)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science News; 7/30/2005; 177 words ; The Orion nebula, a well-known star-forming...which planets coalesce. But Orion's protoplanetary disks are...a massive star within the nebula. Whether the disks can make...describe their study of the Orion nebula's protoplanetary disks in... Read more
Hubble telescope depicts Orion's edge. (nebula)
Magazine article from: Science News; 11/17/1990; 254 words ; ...telescope depicts Orion's edge This image of the edge of the Orion nebula, taken in visible...new details about Orion's boundary with a...to it. Inside the nebula, ultraviolet radiation...interactions between Orion's stars and their...conditions within the nebula itself. Read more
Green Bank, N.M. telescopes detail Orion Nebula
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 2/21/2002; ; 470 words ; ...com The best-ever image of the Orion Nebula, a star-forming cloud of gas nearly...Socorro, N.M. The image of the Orion Nebula recorded at Green Bank "is the...large-scale structure of objects like the Orion Nebula. Multi- antenna arrays such as... Read more
The Orion Nebula: Where Stars Are Born.(Book Review)(Brief Review)
Magazine article from: Science News; 1/24/2004; 152 words ; ...telescopes in his backyard to view the Orion nebula. He's spent his lifetime since...astronomers gained knowledge of the Orion nebula as instrumentation became more sophisticated. He explains how the Orion nebula we see today replicates conditions... Read more
The strings at the heart of Orion. (nebula)
Magazine article from: Science News; 10/20/1990; 267 words ; The strings at the heart of Orion Riverting even to the eye, the Orion nebula also bewitches astronomers who observe this star-forming...Socorro, N.M., Farhad Yusef-Zadeh has discovered that Orion's center contains a surprising networks of arcs and... Read more
Hubble mosaic dazzling in detail Orion Nebula image shows a 'bustling cauldron of activity'
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News; 1/12/2006; ; 337 words ; ...Telescope panorama of the celebrated Orion Nebula. The mosaic, pieced together from...exhibit there. Bally has studied the Orion Nebula, a turbulent star-formation region...orbits of the Earth to complete. The Orion Nebula is 1,500 light-years away, the... Read more
Linthicum museum exhibit offers look at Orion Nebula
Newspaper article from: Maryland Gazette; 1/14/2006; ; 503 words ; ...more than 500 photographs of the Orion Nebula taken by the Hubble space telescope...provides an unprecedented look at the Orion Nebula, which is made up of rolling clouds...formed by very young stars. The Orion Nebula is visible from earth as a fuzzy... Read more
Hubble mosaic dazzling in detail Orion Nebula image shows a 'bustling cauldron of activity'.(News)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 1/12/2006; ; 405 words ; ...Telescope panorama of the celebrated Orion Nebula. The mosaic, pieced together from...exhibit there. Bally has studied the Orion Nebula, a turbulent star-formation region...orbits of the Earth to complete. The Orion Nebula is 1,500 light-years away, the... Read more

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