Astronomy Picture of the Day · February 13, 2002

The Great Nebula in Orion

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 13, 2002 is “The Great Nebula in Orion,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler). The original explanation runs about 148 words.

From the explanation

“Few astronomical sights excite the imagination like the nearby stellar nursery known as the Orion Nebula . The Nebula’s glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecular cloud only 1500 light-years away.”

— APOD editors, February 13, 2002

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: February 13, 2002
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 148 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, February 13, 2002 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2002-february-13-the-great-nebula-in-orion

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