Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

The Colorful Orion Nebula

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 14, 1999 is “The Colorful Orion Nebula,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit: Gary Bernstein (U. Michigan); Copyright: U. Michigan, Lucent). The original explanation runs about 132 words.

The Colorful Orion Nebula
Credit: Gary Bernstein (U. Michigan); Copyright: U. Michigan, Lucent Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The Great Nebula in Orion is a colorful place. Visible to the unaided eye as a fuzzy patch in the constellation of Orion , this image taken with the Big Throughput Camera shows the Orion Nebula to be a busy neighborhood of young stars, hot gas, and dark dust.”

— APOD editors, September 14, 1999

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 14, 1999
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Gary Bernstein (U. Michigan); Copyright: U. Michigan, Lucent
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 132 words

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