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Visible Visualization of the Orion Nebula

This visualization explores the Orion Nebula as seen in visible-light observations from the Hubble Space Telescope. This movie is designed to be compared and contrasted against the companion movie using infrared-light observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope.

As the camera flies into the star-forming region, it reveals a glowing gaseous landscape that has been illuminated and carved by the high-energy radiation and strong stellar winds from the massive hot stars in the central cluster. The high-resolution visible observations show fine details including the wispy bow shocks and tadpole-shaped proplyds.

  • Release Date
    January 11, 2018
  • Science Release
    NASA Space Telescopes Provide a 3D Journey Through the Orion Nebula
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, F. Summers, G. Bacon, Z. Levay, J. DePasquale, L. Hustak, L. Frattare, and M. Robberto (STScI), and R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC); Acknowledgement: R. Gendler

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Mar 14, 2025
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