Hosted on MSN10mon
James Webb telescope reveals fiery 'mane' of the Horsehead Nebula in spectacular new images
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest images yet of the Horsehead Nebula — a vast cloud of equine-looking gas rearing over the constellation Orion. Earning its name from the ...
Hosted on MSN10mon
Horse-shaped nebula gets its close-up in new photos by NASA’s Webb telescope
The Horsehead Nebula, in the constellation Orion, is 1,300 light-years away. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers). Discovered over a century ago, its nickname derives ...
Astronomy26d
This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: See the Horsehead Nebula
In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and try to observe a celestial object that’s quite difficult to see — the Horsehead ... lies in the constellation Orion the Hunter.
Bubble Nebula: Spanning 7 light-years across, and about one-and-a-half times the distance from our sun to its nearest stellar neighbor, Alpha Centauri, the Bubble Ne…
From the iconic 'Pillars of Creation' to the vivid colours of the Lagoon Nebula, check out these 7 astonishing photos of ...
inforum1mon
John Wheeler: The Orion constellation dominates the evening sky this time of year
FARGO — The most prominent configuration of stars in the evening sky this time of year is the magnificent constellation ... but the Orion Nebula, which through a telescope is revealed to ...
Astronomy12y
The constellation Canis Minor, reflection nebula M78, and the Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118)
This week’s naked-eye object is the tiny constellation Canis Minor the ... target is the sky’s brightest reflection nebula: M78 in Orion. Through a small telescope at about 120x, you’ll ...