This is a photo of the Great Nebula in Orion, the most famous nebula. Glowing gas surrounds hot young stars on the edge of an interstellar molecular cloud. This image was taken by the hubble space telescope. This nebula is easily identifiable by the naked eye near one of the three stars in Orion's belt. This nebula is also known as M object 42.
Monday, April 14, 2014
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This is a photo of the Great Nebula in Orion, the most famous nebula. Glowing gas surrounds hot young stars on the edge of an interstellar molecular cloud. This image was taken by the hubble space telescope. This nebula is easily identifiable by the naked eye near one of the three stars in Orion's belt. This nebula is also known as M object 42.
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