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The hole in orion's heart
The Great Nebula in Orion is one of the best-observed and most-loved astronomical objects in the sky. Most of what we think of as the nebula itself is actually a cavity in a dense cloud of gas and dust, with thinner material lit up inside it. This picture makes that clearer than most that I've seen of this famous nebula.
Credit: Jesus Vargas and Maritxu Poyal
Original image: www.astrogades.es/index.php?nodo=3titulo=galeria&leve...
The hole in orion's heart
The Great Nebula in Orion is one of the best-observed and most-loved astronomical objects in the sky. Most of what we think of as the nebula itself is actually a cavity in a dense cloud of gas and dust, with thinner material lit up inside it. This picture makes that clearer than most that I've seen of this famous nebula.
Credit: Jesus Vargas and Maritxu Poyal
Original image: www.astrogades.es/index.php?nodo=3titulo=galeria&leve...