Orion's Belt and the Flame Nebula
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The region of Orion's Belt and the Flame Nebula |
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This spectacular visible light wide-field view of part of the famous belt of the great celestial hunter Orion shows the region of the sky around the Flame Nebula. The whole image is filled with glowing gas clouds illuminated by hot blue young stars. It was created from photographs in red and blue light forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is approximately three degrees. |
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Dec. 11, 2009 |
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ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2 Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin |
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ESO |
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JPG |
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99.1MB |
