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A starchart of the Orion Nebula Optical images reveal clouds of gas and dust in the Orion Nebula; an infrared image (right) reveals the new stars shining within. The entirety of the Orion Nebula extends across a 1° region of the sky, and includes neutral clouds of gas and dust, associations of stars, ionized volumes of gas, and reflection nebulae.
Theta 1 Orionis C (θ 1 Orionis C) is a member of the Trapezium open cluster that lies within the Orion Nebula. The star C is the most massive of the four bright stars at the heart of the cluster. It is an O class blue main sequence star with a B-type main sequence companion.
A nebula that is visible to the human eye from Earth would appear larger, but no brighter, from close by. [6] The Orion Nebula, the brightest nebula in the sky and occupying an area twice the angular diameter of the full Moon, can be viewed with the naked eye but was missed by early astronomers. [7]
The Trapezium or Orion Trapezium Cluster, also known by its Bayer designation of Theta 1 Orionis (θ 1 Orionis), is a tight open cluster of stars in the heart of the Orion Nebula, in the constellation of Orion. It was discovered by Galileo Galilei. On 4 February 1617 he sketched three of the stars (A, C and D), but missed the surrounding ...
The molecular cloud is located about 1400 light-years away in the L1630 dark cloud, which is part of the Orion B molecular cloud in the constellation of Orion. [3] [4] The region contains multiple protostars (two class 0 and one class I) and four more evolved IRAS sources. The three protostars are driving the Herbig-Haro objects in this region. [3]
Carina Nebula: 2° by 2° Note: brightest nebula in the night sky, 1.0 apparent magnitude (V) North America Nebula: 2° by 100 ′ Earth in the Moon's sky: 2° - 1°48 ′ [12] Appearing about three to four times larger than the Moon in Earth's sky The Sun in the sky of Mercury: 1.15° - 1.76° [13] Orion Nebula: 1°5 ′ by 1°
A composite photo of the Orion Nebula, the closest region of star formation to Earth. It is composed of 520 separate images and NASA calls it "one of the most detailed astronomical images ever produced". The nebula is located below Orion's Belt and is visible to the naked eye at night. It is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects ...
Map showing the Orion OB1 association, which contains the blue supergiants of Orion's Belt and the Orion Nebula. Betelgeuse is believed to be a runaway star that was ejected from the Orion OB1 association. The kinematics of Betelgeuse are complex. The age of Class M supergiants with an initial mass of 20 M ☉ is roughly 10 million years.