Posts Tagged ‘Orion Nebula’

Giant Bow Shock in Space

Bow Shock Wave Around A Star

Bow Shock Wave Around A Star

The beautiful image above shows a giant bow shock wave in space around a young star.  The name of the star is LL Ori and it is located in one of our favorite locations in space – the Orion Nebula.

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Orion Nebula Image

Orion Nebula Image

Orion Nebula

Orion Nebula Image taken tonight using my Nikon D300.  ISO 2000 at 8.7 seconds at f/5.6

The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex

Orion Molecular Cloud Complex

The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex

Now that the constellation Orion is visible in the winter night sky, it’s a good opportunity to highlight a very close and active star forming region – the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex.

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