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Orion

409 entries from July 3, 1995 to October 26, 2026. Entries that mention Orion: the constellation, the Orion Nebula or the Orion spacecraft.

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A starfield features a large and colorful nebula in its center, filled with dark dust and glowing gas in red and blue.

October 26, 2026

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2026 (18)

Oct 26 M42: The Great Nebula in Orion
May 15 R3 PanSTARRS: An Orion Comet
May 12 The Conjunction of Comet R3 PanSTARRS and the Orion Nebula
May 10 Comet R3 PanSTARRS and Orion
May 5 Orion over Mount Teide
Apr 7 IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
Apr 4 Hello World
Apr 2 Liftoff! Returning to the Moon
Mar 23 Light Pillars and Orion over Mohe
Mar 2 The Dusty Surroundings of Orion and the Pleiades
Feb 18 Orion's Cradle
Feb 2 Orion: The Running Man Nebula
Jan 31 Artemis I: Flight Day 13
Jan 28 M78: Reflecting Blue in a Sea of Red
Jan 27 Orion's Treasures over Snowy Mountains
Jan 24 Earthset from Orion
Jan 23 Planetary Nebula Abell 7
Jan 22 LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion

2025 (9)

Dec 31 HH-222: The Waterfall Nebula
Dec 13 Orion and the Ocean of Storms
Dec 10 The Horsehead Nebula
Nov 20 Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
Nov 13 Orion and the Running Man
Nov 1 Pleiades from Planet Earth
Aug 13 Trapezium: In the Heart of Orion
Apr 20 The Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared
Mar 7 Planetary Nebula Abell 7

2024 (12)

Dec 28 A December Winter Night
Nov 25 The Horsehead Nebula
Nov 20 Earthset from Orion
Nov 4 M42: The Great Nebula in Orion
Oct 31 Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
Sep 13 Aurora Australis and the International Space Station
Sep 10 Horsehead and Orion Nebulas
May 24 M78 from the Euclid Space Telescope
Apr 25 NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery
Jan 31 Camera Orion Rising
Jan 16 The Orion You Can Almost See
Jan 5 Trapezium: At the Heart of Orion

2023 (11)

Dec 7 Orion and the Ocean of Storms
Nov 30 Artemis 1: Flight Day 13
Nov 20 The Horsehead Nebula
Nov 18 Planet Earth from Orion
Oct 10 Hidden Orion from Webb
Sep 26 IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
May 1 Carina Nebula North
Apr 7 Rigel Wide
Mar 10 Orion and the Running Man
Feb 2 Reflections on the 1970s
Jan 5 Messier 45: The Daughters of Atlas and Pleione

2022 (22)

Dec 29 Horsehead and Flame
Dec 16 The Geminid
Dec 8 Orion and the Ocean of Storms
Dec 1 Artemis 1: Flight Day 13
Nov 28 Leonid Meteors Through Orion
Nov 23 Earthset from Orion
Nov 19 Artemis 1 Moonshot
Nov 17 Planet Earth from Orion
Oct 22 NGC 1499: The California Nebula
Sep 21 The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble
Aug 29 The Horsehead Nebula Region without Stars
May 21 Planetary Nebula Abell 7
Apr 21 Apollo 16 Moon Panorama
Apr 16 Orion Pines
Mar 12 Point Reyes Milky Way
Mar 7 A Lion in Orion
Feb 23 Orion over Green Bank
Jan 31 Carina Nebula North
Jan 27 South of Orion
Jan 24 Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
Jan 18 From Orion to the Southern Cross
Jan 11 Orion's Belt Region in Gas and Dust

2021 (14)

Dec 31 JWST on the Road to L2
Oct 6 M43: Streams of Orion
Jul 5 IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
Jun 29 Orion Nebula: The Hubble View
Jun 1 Satellites over Orion
May 11 Lightning and Orion Beyond Uluru
May 9 Horsehead and Orion Nebulas
Apr 17 Inside the Flame Nebula
Apr 12 Alnitak and the Flame Nebula
Apr 10 Zodiacal Night
Mar 22 From Auriga to Orion
Mar 5 A Little Like Mars
Jan 21 M78 Wide Field
Jan 16 The Mountains of NGC 2174

2020 (19)

Dec 25 Northern Winter Night
Nov 26 The Great Turkey Nebula
Nov 12 Comet ATLAS and Orion's Belt
Nov 5 North of Orion's Belt
Oct 29 The Ghoul of IC 2118
Oct 21 A Night Sky Vista from Sardinia
Oct 4 Orion Nebula in Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Sulfur
Sep 19 Orion in Depth
Aug 28 The Valley of Orion
Jul 6 M43: Dust, Gas, and Stars in the Orion Nebula
Jun 9 Orion over Argentine Mountains
May 28 Reflecting the International Space Station
May 11 Behind Betelgeuse
Apr 12 The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble
Mar 29 A 212-Hour Exposure of Orion
Feb 21 LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion
Feb 18 Orion over the Central Bohemian Highlands
Jan 20 Quadrantid Meteors through Orion
Jan 2 The Fainting of Betelgeuse

2019 (20)

Dec 17 The Horsehead Nebula
Dec 12 Decorating the Sky
Nov 22 Orion Rising
Nov 7 Messier 45: The Daughters of Atlas and Pleione
Nov 2 Inside the Flame Nebula
Oct 30 M42: Inside the Orion Nebula
Sep 30 Orion Rising over Brazil
Aug 31 Spitzer's Orion
Aug 23 NGC 1499: The California Nebula
Aug 21 The Orion You Can Almost See
Aug 17 1901 Photograph: The Orion Nebula
Jun 5 The Interstellar Clouds of Orion
Apr 3 Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula
Mar 18 Horsehead and Orion Nebulas
Mar 8 Stardust and Starlight in M78
Mar 3 The Orion Bullets
Feb 27 Magnetic Orion
Feb 2 LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion
Jan 23 Orion over the Austrian Alps
Jan 2 The Orion Nebula in Infrared from WISE

2018 (14)

Dec 22 A Cold December Night
Dec 12 M43: Orion Falls
Nov 30 A Cold River to Orion
Nov 6 NGC 1499: The California Nebula
Nov 5 IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
Oct 30 Orionids Meteors over Inner Mongolia
Oct 14 Orion in Red and Blue
Aug 5 Trapezium: At the Heart of Orion
Mar 29 NGC 2023 in the Horsehead's Shadow
Mar 21 Camera Orion
Mar 7 Arcs, Jets, and Shocks near NGC 1999
Feb 18 LL Ori and the Orion Nebula
Jan 17 In the Valley of Orion
Jan 15 Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula

2017 (15)

Dec 29 M78 Wide Field
Dec 27 The Horsehead Nebula
Nov 29 M42: The Great Orion Nebula
Nov 23 Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
Oct 30 Orionid Meteors from Orion
Sep 18 Orion above Easter Island
Jun 4 Orion: Belt, Flame, and Horsehead
Apr 6 Dark Nebula LDN 1622 and Barnard's Loop
Mar 29 Nebula with Laser Beams
Mar 21 Fast Stars and Rogue Planets in the Orion Nebula
Mar 12 At the Heart of Orion
Mar 8 Dust, Gas, and Stars in the Orion Nebula
Jan 24 M78 and Orion Dust Reflections
Jan 23 Winter Hexagon over Manla Reservoir
Jan 16 Geostationary Highway through Orion Video

2016 (12)

Dec 25 The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula
Dec 15 Seagull to Sirius
Dec 4 Orion and Official Star Names
Oct 14 Herschel's Orion
Jul 18 The Orion Nebula in Infrared from HAWK-I
Jun 8 The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble
May 22 LL Orionis: When Cosmic Winds Collide
May 17 The Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared
Apr 13 Orion in Red and Blue
Mar 28 Orion's Belt and Sword over Teide's Peak
Jan 13 Reflections on the 1970s
Jan 12 The California Nebula

2015 (15)

Dec 29 Dust of the Orion Nebula
Nov 23 A 212-Hour Exposure of Orion
Nov 16 A Blazing Fireball between the Orion Nebula and Rigel
Nov 4 The Great Orion Nebula M42
Oct 5 Orion Over and Under Tibet
Aug 21 Sprites from Space
Jul 10 Messier 43
May 22 A Dark and Dusty Sky
May 13 The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula
Mar 26 Orion Spring
Mar 16 The Clouds of Orion the Hunter
Jan 28 Comet Lovejoy in a Winter Sky
Jan 22 Launch to Lovejoy
Jan 19 Infrared Orion from WISE
Jan 2 At the Heart of Orion

2014 (18)

Dec 31 Comet Lovejoy before a Globular Star Cluster
Dec 19 Reflections on the 1970s
Dec 17 Geminid Fireball over Mount Balang
Dec 9 The Flame Nebula in Visible and Infrared
Dec 6 Orion Launch
Nov 11 Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars
Jul 28 The Horsehead Nebula from Blue to Infrared
Jun 28 Orion Arising
Jun 20 Rio at Night
May 10 Inside the Flame Nebula
Apr 8 M42: Inside the Orion Nebula
Apr 3 At the Edge of NGC 2174
Mar 26 M78 and Reflecting Dust Clouds
Mar 25 Orion Nebula in Surrounding Dust
Mar 24 Orion and Aurora over Iceland
Feb 2 Mars and Orion over Monument Valley
Jan 15 Spitzer's Orion
Jan 14 The Gegenschein Over Chile

2013 (14)

Dec 12 Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
Dec 5 Planetary Nebula Abell 7
Nov 28 NGC 1999: South of Orion
Oct 29 Horsehead and Orion Nebulas
Oct 10 M78: Stardust and Starlight
Jun 4 Orion Nebula in Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Sulfur
Apr 22 The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble
Apr 19 NGC 1788 and the Witch's Whiskers
Apr 2 IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
Mar 20 M42: Inside the Orion Nebula
Feb 13 Infrared Orion from WISE
Feb 3 LL Ori and the Orion Nebula
Jan 19 Barnard Stares at NGC 2170
Jan 10 The Orion Bullets

2012 (12)

Dec 21 Orion over El Castillo
Nov 1 Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
Oct 21 The Horsehead Nebula
Oct 6 At the Heart of Orion
Sep 9 Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula
Jul 15 Orion Nebula: The Hubble View
May 16 Star Formation in the Tarantula Nebula
Feb 12 Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars
Feb 6 Dust of the Orion Nebula
Jan 23 Deep Orion Over the Canary Islands
Jan 19 The Hunter's Stars
Jan 17 IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula

2011 (8)

Sep 17 Spitzer's Orion
Sep 13 Great Orion Nebulae
Mar 2 NGC 1499: The California Nebula
Feb 24 NGC 1999: South of Orion
Feb 11 Star Colors in Orion
Jan 27 Hidden Treasures of M78
Jan 21 Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
Jan 3 Winter Hexagon Over Stagecoach Colorado

2010 (14)

Dec 26 Sideways Orion Over Snowy Ireland
Dec 25 Decorating the Sky
Nov 26 Flame Nebula Close-Up
Nov 17 Frosted Leaf Orion
Oct 23 Orion: Head to Toe
Oct 5 Horsehead and Orion Nebulas
May 18 Tentacles of the Tarantula Nebula
May 13 The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula
Apr 10 Spitzer's Orion
Mar 29 Moonset Over Pleasant Bay
Mar 2 M78 and Reflecting Dust Clouds in Orion
Feb 26 Chasing Carina
Feb 20 Geostationary Highway
Jan 12 The Flame Nebula in Infrared

2009 (16)

Dec 29 Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
Dec 22 Planetary Systems Now Forming in Orion
Nov 26 M78 Wide Field
Oct 2 Comet and Orion
Sep 29 Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars
Aug 26 Classic Orion Nebulae
Jul 21 The Horsehead Nebula
May 21 IC 4592: A Blue Horsehead
Apr 22 Sky Panorama Over Lake Salda
Apr 11 The Big Picture
Mar 18 GLOBE at Night: Help Track Light Pollution
Mar 10 Horsehead and Orion Nebulae
Feb 22 Orion Nebula: The Hubble View
Feb 11 Orion's Belt Continued
Feb 10 Orion's Belt
Feb 5 NGC 604: X-rays from a Giant Stellar Nursery

2008 (10)

Dec 16 Orion Dawn Over Mount Nemrut
Nov 26 The Horsehead Nebula in Orion
Oct 31 A Witch by Starlight
Oct 23 Great Orion Nebulae
Oct 15 Camera Orion
Apr 8 Southern Orion: From Belt to Witch
Apr 6 Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula
Apr 3 South of Orion
Mar 18 M78 and Reflecting Dust Clouds in Orion
Feb 21 Orion's Horsehead Nebula

2007 (13)

Dec 25 Mars and Orion Over Monument Valley
Dec 20 Reflections on the 1970s
Nov 16 Rocket Fuel
Oct 6 X-ray Stars of Orion
Aug 22 Tentacles of the Tarantula Nebula
May 27 The Horsehead Nebula
May 11 LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion
Apr 14 Venus by the Lake
Mar 26 Bullet Pillars in Orion
Feb 3 Alborz Mountains in Moonlight
Feb 2 Flame Nebula Close-Up
Jan 25 Orion's Cradle
Jan 6 The Orion Deep Field

2006 (15)

Dec 29 Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
Dec 16 A Path To Orion
Dec 11 IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula
Dec 8 NGC 2174: Emission Nebula in Orion
Nov 20 M42: Wisps of the Orion Nebula
Oct 23 Orionid Meteors Over Turkey
Oct 15 An Orion Deep Field
Oct 10 Reflection Nebulas in Orion
Sep 24 NGC 1499: The California Nebula
Aug 18 Spitzer's Orion
Aug 8 Horse Head Shaped Reflection Nebula IC 4592
Feb 21 Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula
Jan 30 NGC 1999: South of Orion
Jan 20 LL Ori and the Orion Nebula
Jan 19 Orion Nebula: The Hubble View

2005 (12)

Dec 27 IC 2118: The Witch Head Nebula
Nov 30 Reflections on the Horsehead Nebula
Nov 4 M78: Stardust and Starlight
Oct 13 Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka
Sep 18 M42: Wisps of the Orion Nebula
Jul 10 In the Center of the Trapezium
May 19 X-Ray Stars in the Orion Nebula
Apr 20 Barnard's Loop Around Orion
Apr 19 Orion in Infrared
Mar 21 Orion's Horsehead Nebula
Mar 10 NGC 1499: California Nebula
Jan 6 UKIRT: Aloha Orion

2004 (7)

Dec 22 Comet, Meteor, Nebula, Star
Sep 27 The Great Nebula in Orion
Jul 13 Orion Nebula in Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Sulfur
Mar 25 An Orion of a Different Color
Mar 15 The Orion Nebula from CFHT
Feb 19 McNeil's Nebula
Jan 15 An Orion Deep Field

2003 (12)

Dec 29 The Witch Head Nebula
Nov 15 LL Orionis: When Cosmic Winds Collide
Nov 5 The Lynx Arc
Oct 7 The Colorful Horsehead Nebula
Oct 2 Reflections on the 1970s
Jul 13 The Horsehead Nebula
Apr 4 Clusters and Nebulae of the Hexagon
Mar 2 In the Center of the Trapezium
Feb 25 M42: Wisps of the Orion Nebula
Feb 7 Orion on Film
Jan 29 Orion's Horsehead Nebula
Jan 21 The Reflecting Dust Clouds of Orion

2002 (9)

Dec 25 Orion Rising
Dec 20 Colorful Clouds of Orion
Nov 20 Leonids vs. The Moon
Sep 8 Too Close to a Black Hole
May 30 Orion Nebulosities
Apr 20 Orion Nebula: The 2MASS View
Mar 13 LL Orionis: When Cosmic Winds Collide
Feb 13 The Great Nebula in Orion
Feb 11 Reflection Nebula M78

2001 (9)

Dec 28 Starlight Reflections
Dec 16 The Horsehead Nebula
Jul 22 NGC 1977: Blue Reflection Nebula in Orion
May 4 Protoplanetary Survivors in Orion
Apr 26 Horsehead Rides Again
Feb 27 The Witch Head Nebula
Feb 24 Infrared Horsehead
Feb 16 Star Forming Region Hubble-X
Jan 30 The Orion Nebula from VLT

2000 (13)

Dec 10 Too Close to a Black Hole
Nov 22 The Orion Nebula in Hydrogen
Nov 20 A 2000 Leonid Through Orion
Aug 30 The Brown Dwarfs of Orion's Trapezium
Aug 27 Orion's Horsehead Nebula
Jun 11 Sirius: The Brightest Star in the Night
May 6 The Heart Of Orion
Apr 24 Reflection Nebula M78
Mar 31 Free-Floating Planets In Orion
Mar 21 HH111's 12 Light-Year Star Jet
Mar 13 A Panorama of Oddities in Orion A
Mar 2 NGC 1999: Reflection Nebula in Orion
Feb 4 X-Ray Stars Of Orion

1999 (13)

Sep 24 Cometary Globules In Orion
Sep 14 The Colorful Orion Nebula
Aug 29 The Witch Head Nebula
Jul 13 The Flame Nebula in Infrared
May 22 M42: A Mosaic of Orion's Great Nebula
May 19 The Horsehead Nebula
Apr 10 Canaries Sky
Apr 6 NGC 6334: The Bear Claw Nebula
Mar 20 Aurora and Orion
Mar 2 The Kleinmann-Low Nebula
Feb 2 The Orion Nebula from Subaru
Jan 15 Reflections Of Orion
Jan 3 Orion's Horsehead Nebula

1998 (11)

Nov 26 Meteor Milky Way
Aug 29 Orion Star Colours
Aug 6 Infrared Horsehead
Jul 31 IRAS Orion
Jun 12 Orion Nebula: The 2MASS View
Jun 4 Comet SOHO and Nebulae in Orion
Apr 21 Water in Orion
Mar 5 Canaries Sky
Feb 9 The Witch Head Nebula
Feb 1 NGC 1977: Blue Reflection Nebula in Orion
Jan 27 The Great Nebula in Orion

1997 (10)

Dec 1 Orion: The Big Picture
Nov 18 In the Center of the Trapezium
Oct 25 Orion's Horsehead Nebula
Aug 25 A Fisheye View of Comet Hale-Bopp
Aug 20 Bright Meteor, Dark Sky
May 23 The Heart Of Orion
May 11 M42: A Mosaic of Orion's Great Nebula
Apr 29 Hale-Bopp and Orion
Jan 26 Aurora and Orion
Jan 5 Too Close to a Black Hole

1996 (6)

Dec 7 Planetary Systems Now Forming in Orion
Dec 2 Orion's Star Colors
Oct 2 Orion's Horsehead Nebula
May 23 Stellar Violence in 30 Doradus
Apr 18 Hyakutake, Venus, Orion, and Pond
Mar 20 NGC 1977: Blue Reflection Nebula in Orion

1995 (6)

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