Posted on 10/10/2023 12:37:53 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: The Great Nebula in Orion has hidden stars. To the unaided eye in visible light, it appears as a small fuzzy patch in the constellation of Orion. But this image was taken by the Webb Space Telescope in a representative-color composite of red and very near infrared light. It confirms with impressive detail that the Orion Nebula is a busy neighborhood of young stars, hot gas, and dark dust. The rollover image shows the same image in representative colors further into the near infrared. The power behind much of the Orion Nebula (M42) is the Trapezium - a cluster of bright stars near the nebula's center. The diffuse and filamentary glow surrounding the bright stars is mostly heated interstellar dust. Detailed inspection of these images shows an unexpectedly large number of Jupiter-Mass Binary Objects (JuMBOs), pairs of Jupiter-mass objects which might give a clue to how stars are forming. The whole Orion Nebula cloud complex, which includes the Horsehead Nebula, will slowly disperse over the next few million years.
For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.
Wow.
It looks so different. On many astrophotos, the Trapezium is washed out, but in this picture it’s clearly visible.
I can’t see the nebula for all that dust!.................
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Looks like a red fox riding a tarantula . . .
Well done!!!
That is a great photo!
Thanks..
This Redd Foxx?
Steppin' on a tarantula.
Fetch it would you?
“but I still prefer my shot of Orion Nebula (M42) without additional filters.”
Excellent. I prefer yours too, and prefer even more the black and whites taken in the old days when big earthbound glass was king.
A son in law has a couple of expensive digital cameras. I’m trying to get him to by a 4x6 or 8x10 plate camera. Saw a photo from one the other day. Detail not possible with the digitals.
Bwahahahahaha!
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