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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Southern Orion: From Belt to Witch
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#106370
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[z]Barbara Harris
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09.04.2008 00:00
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Southern Orion: From Belt to Witch
Explanation:
Do you recognize the belt of Orion in this image?
The
familiar trio of stars
,
visible to the unaided eye,
can be found
across the upper left.
Otherwise, the southern part of the constellation Orion has taken
on a new look in
this unusually deep and wide view
First note that the lower left belt star,
Alnitak
,
is the easternmost star in Orion's belt.
Left of Alnitak is the
Flame Nebula
,
with clouds of bright emission and dramatic dark dust lanes.
Directly below
Alnitak
,
a close inspection will reveal the
Horsehead Nebula
.
Farther right and below is the
Orion Nebula
,
M42
,
itself visible to the unaided eye.
The brightest star in the frame, near the bottom right, is
Rigel
.
A bright blue star,
Rigel
illuminates the ominously shaped dust patch known as the
Witch Head Nebula
, visible as the
blue reflection nebula
near the
lower right corner.
Finally, appearing as a vast red ring and encompassing the entire region, is
Barnard's Loop
.
Humans
could see this entire menagerie, unaided, were their eyes
about 10,000 times more sensitive.
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#106371
by
hans
@
09.04.2008 08:38
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She needs more of ze punishment!
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#106373
by
IneX
@
09.04.2008 21:01
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I dä letschte Täg macheds wieder vorwärts mit dä Uflösige vo dä Bilder. Richtig bruuchbar.
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#106378
by
Cédi
@
10.04.2008 00:01
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Sie hend sich ebe denkt: läck die Uflösig, die elend Uflösig: she needs more of ze punishment!