The Orion Nebula
Published on Mar 23, 2016
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THE ORION NEBULA
BY: ANDREW OLDS
IT IS A DIFFUSE NEBULA IN MILKY WAY SOUTH
Photo by European Southern Observatory
LOCATED AT A DISTANCE OF 1,344 LIGHT YEARS TO EARTH
CLOSEST MASSIVE STAR FORMATION TO EARTH
24 LIGHT YEARS ACROSS AND 2000 TIMES THE SUNS MASS
Photo by mike.in.ny
VISIBLE TO THE UNAIDED EYE
Photo by emiliokuffer
AMONG THE MOST INTESELY STUDIED CELESTIAL FEATURES
ITS AGE IS ONLY 3 MILLION YEARS
Photo by Mr. Physics
MORE THAN 150 PROTOPLANETARY DISKS WITHIN THE NEBULA
Photo by richiejarvisuk
THE ORION NEBULA IS AN INTERSTELLAR CLOUD
Photo by Paul M. Hutchinson FRAS
INTERSTELLAR CLOUDS CAN BE FOUND IN GALAXIES LIKE MILKY WAY
Photo by write_adam
THE CAN HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SOLAR MASSES
Photo by Skiwalker79
THE NEBULA HAS STARS LESS THAN 300,000 YEARS OLD
Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
SOME ASTRONOMERS COULD NOT SEE IT DURING THEIR TIME
GALILEO AND PTOLOMEY NEVER OBSERVED THIS NEBULA
IT IS VERY EASY TO SEE IN INFRARED
PEAKS IN DENSITY NEAR THE CORE
Photo by davedehetre
