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Astronomy Picture of the Day
In the Center of the Trapezium
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In the Center of the Trapezium
Explanation: Start with the
constellation
of
Orion
. Near
Orion's belt
is a fuzzy area known as the
Great Nebula of Orion
or
M42
. In
this nebula
is a bright
star cluster
known as the
Trapezium
, shown above. New stellar systems are forming there in gigantic globs of gas and
dust
known as
Proplyds
. Looking closely at the
above picture
also reveals that gas and dust surrounding some of the
dimmer stars
appears to form structures that point away from the
brighter stars
. The
above false color image
was made by combining several exposures from the orbiting
Hubble Space Telescope
.
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