Orion's Cradle
Thu, 2007-01-25 11:09 — nemolus
The Great Orion Nebula (aka M42 or Messier 42) is one of the most famous nebulae. It is to us the closest star forming region diffused with atomic hydrogen gas. Adding to its fame, it is also the brightest nebula viewed on the Earth, even visible to the naked eyes in a clear night sky.
This picture is taken with Pentax 67 165mm lens at f/4, SBIG STL-11K camera with hydrogen-α filters that adds the pervasive red colour, reflecting the long wavelengths of the emission lights due to electron-atom recombination during the star forming process.
Credits: Tony Hallas
Source: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070125.html
The Great Orion Nebula (aka M42 or Messier 42) is one of the most famous nebulae. It is to us the closest star forming region diffused with atomic hydrogen gas. Adding to its fame, it is also the brightest nebula viewed on the Earth, even visible to the naked eyes in a clear night sky.
This picture is taken with Pentax 67 165mm lens at f/4, SBIG STL-11K camera with hydrogen-α filters that adds the pervasive red colour, reflecting the long wavelengths of the emission lights due to electron-atom recombination during the star forming process.
Credits: Tony Hallas
Source: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070125.html
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