Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 15, 2004

The Orion Nebula from CFHT

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 15, 2004 is “The Orion Nebula from CFHT,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope , J.-C. Cuillandre ( CFHT ), Coelum). The original explanation runs about 157 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, March 15, 2004

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: March 15, 2004
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope , J.-C. Cuillandre ( CFHT ), Coelum
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 157 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 15, 2004 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2004-march-15-the-orion-nebula-from-cfht

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