Green Nebula of Orion by MagikUnicorn

Bryce • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Aug 19, 2012

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Bryce scene and Apo for the big green star :) The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated south[b] of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light years across. It has a mass of about 2000 times the mass of the Sun. Older texts frequently refer to the Orion Nebula as the Great Nebula in Orion or the Great Orion Nebula. The Orion Nebula is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky, and is among the most intensely studied celestial features. The nebula has revealed much about the process of how stars and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust. Astronomers have directly observed protoplanetary disks, brown dwarfs, intense and turbulent motions of the gas, and the photo-ionizing effects of massive nearby stars in the nebula. There are also supersonic "bullets" of gas piercing the hydrogen clouds of the Orion Nebula. Each bullet is ten times the diameter of Pluto's orbit and tipped with iron atoms glowing bright blue. They were probably formed one thousand years ago from an unknown violent event. --------------------- La nébuleuse d'Orion, aussi connue sous le nom de M42 ou NGC 1976, est une nébuleuse en émission/réflexion située au cœur de la constellation d'Orion. C'est la nébuleuse diffuse la plus brillante : elle est visible à l'œil nu dans un ciel nocturne sans pollution lumineuse et peut être facilement vue avec une paire de jumelles. Elle couvre dans le ciel une zone de 66 × 60 minutes d'arc ; c'est-à-dire quatre fois plus que la pleine lune. La nébuleuse d'Orion est la partie principale d'un nuage de gaz et de poussières appelé le « nuage d'Orion ». Ce nuage s'étend sur près de la moitié de la constellation et contient aussi la Boucle de Barnard et la célèbre nébuleuse de la Tête de Cheval. La nébuleuse a une taille d'environ 33 années-lumière. Il aura fallu attendre 2007 pour s'apercevoir que la nébuleuse se trouve à environ 1 350 années-lumière de la Terre au lieu des 1 500 années-lumière jusque-là estimées. Elle contient un amas ouvert très jeune contenant de nombreuses étoiles. GREEN NEBULA OF ORION PICTURE Thanks - Merci MagikUnicorn

Comments (45)

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Richardphotos

8:17PM | Sun, 19 August 2012

terrific syfy scenario

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bebopdlx

8:42PM | Sun, 19 August 2012

Very cool.

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Faemike55

8:45PM | Sun, 19 August 2012

Cool information great work

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Savage_dragon

8:52PM | Sun, 19 August 2012

24 light years... wow! Cool green. ")

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Minda

9:02PM | Sun, 19 August 2012

Great info and amazing work magik.

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RodS

9:04PM | Sun, 19 August 2012

A stunning render, and fascinating information, Real! What amazing things there are to discover in our universe if we could ever take the time out from destroying ourselves....

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eekdog

9:13PM | Sun, 19 August 2012

cool info and green atmo.

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KatesFriend

10:31PM | Sun, 19 August 2012

A very striking rendering. Aclassic of sci-fi adventure. Very interesting info too, thanks for posting it.

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mgtcs

11:54PM | Sun, 19 August 2012

Marvelous green tones Magik, beautiful work1

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peedy

12:00AM | Mon, 20 August 2012

Beautiful image, MU. Gorgeous coloring and lighting. Corrie

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magnus073

12:27AM | Mon, 20 August 2012

Magik, c'est une image fantastique. Cette nébuleuse d'Orion vert semble très réaliste. L'information que vous avez fournie est très intéressant

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cricke49

12:28AM | Mon, 20 August 2012

awesome render magik, love the history you shared with us, astonishing information about the nebulae!:)*5

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DennisReed

12:47AM | Mon, 20 August 2012

Cool info & image Magik!

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sharky_

12:49AM | Mon, 20 August 2012

Amazing how scientist can find things out there... Nice work. Aloha

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renecyberdoc

12:56AM | Mon, 20 August 2012

very fine information and work Real.

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UteBigSmile

1:35AM | Mon, 20 August 2012

Magnifique!

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mikeerson

1:37AM | Mon, 20 August 2012

so are we on the planet Capt. Kirk told Joan Collins an Author of the book "I Can Help" lived on? LOL... I love the Orion Constillation - my sign is Taurus.

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