Thursday, March 21, 2013

Spectacular image Orion Nebula - R. Wittich


Another Space Theology bookmark - Truly spectacular image of then internals of M42  NASA APOD by Astrophotographer Reinhold Wittich

"These nurseries contain much hydrogen gas, hot young stars, proplyds, and stellar jets spewing material at high speeds. Also known as M42, the Orion Nebula spans about 40 light years and is located in the same spiral arm of our Galaxy as the Sun."

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