... Mintaka run right to left and Orion's sword , home to the great Orion Nebula, hangs above his belt, an orientation unfamiliar ... That puts bright star Rigel, at the foot of Orion, still higher above Orion's belt. ...
... 2011 September 13 . Great Orion Nebulae . Image Credit Copyright: JesЗs Vargas ( Astrogades ) Maritxu Poyal (Maritxu) . ... Explanation: The Great Nebula in Orion , also known as M42, is one of the most famous nebulas in the sky. ...
... 2009 October 2 . Comet and Orion . Credit Copyright : Rolando Ligustri ( CARA Project , CAST ) . ... These colorful panels both feature a familiar astronomical sight: the stellar nursery known as the Great Orion Nebula ...
... 2015 November 4 . The Great Orion Nebula M42 . Image Credit Copyright: Terry Hancock ( Down Under Observatory ) . ... Explanation: The Great Nebula in Orion , also known as M42, is one of the most famous nebulae in the sky. ...
... 2008 October 23 . Great Orion Nebulae . Credit Copyright : Tony Hallas . ... Explanation: The Great Nebula in Orion , also known as M42, is one of the most famous nebulae in the sky. ...
... 2006 August 18 . Spitzer's Orion . Credit: Thomas Megeath ( Univ. Toledo ) et al. , JPL , Caltech , NASA . ... Explanation: Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula , an immense stellar nursery some 1,500 light-years ...
... 2008 April 3 . South of Orion . Credit Copyright : Johannes Schedler ( Panther Observatory ) . ... This tantalizing array of nebulae and stars can be found about 2 degrees south of the famous star-forming Orion Nebula ...
... 2010 October 5 . Horsehead and Orion Nebulas . Credit Copyright: Maurice Toet , Steve Loughran , Darren Jehan Tim Jardine . ... Explanation: The dark Horsehead Nebula and the glowing Orion Nebula are contrasting cosmic vistas. ...
... 2009 March 10 . Horsehead and Orion Nebulae . Credit Copyright: Dale J. Martin ( Massapoag Pond Obs. ... night sky's most recognizable constellations , the glowing Orion Nebula and the dark Horsehead Nebula are contrasting cosmic ...
... 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. ...