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Explanation:
The
Orion Nebula
is visible to the unaided eye as a fuzzy patch near the famous
belt of three stars in the
constellation
Orion. The
above picture captures a part of the
Orion Nebula that primarily reflects light from bright Orion stars. This
reflection nebula appears blue
because the blue light from the neighboring stars scatters more
efficiently from nebula gas than does red light.
The dark lanes are composed of mostly
interstellar dust - fine needle-shaped
carbon grains.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Orion - reflection nebula
Publications with words: Orion - reflection nebula
See also:
- APOD: 2024 January 31 Á Camera Orion Rising
- APOD: 2024 January 16 Á The Orion You Can Almost See
- The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
- APOD: 2023 October 30 Á Reflections of the Ghost Nebula
- The Ghosts of Gamma Cas
- APOD: 2023 September 26 Á IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
- NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula