Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 the01 Ori  ·  43 the02 Ori  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  LBN 974  ·  M 42  ·  NGC 1976  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  Sh2-281  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori
Ionic Curtains of Orion, John Ebersole
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Ionic Curtains of Orion

Ionic Curtains of Orion, John Ebersole
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Ionic Curtains of Orion

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There are a myriad images of the Great Orion Nebula as a whole.  This close-up portrait emphasizes the ionic makeup of its western half, in particular the translucent curtains of OIII and SII emission that flow down from its core.

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Ionic Curtains of Orion, John Ebersole