Great Nebula of Orion.
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Great Nebula of Orion. — See Orion nebula … Useful english dictionary
Orion Nebula — The entire Orion Nebula in visible light. Credit: NASA/ESA Observation data: J2000 epoch … Wikipedia
Orion Nebula — Astron. a luminous nebula in the constellation Orion, in the center of Orion s sword. Also called Great Nebula of Orion. * * * Bright nebula, faintly visible to the unaided eye in the sword of the hunter s figure in the constellation Orion. About … Universalium
Orion Nebula — Astron. a luminous nebula in the constellation Orion, in the center of Orion s sword. Also called Great Nebula of Orion … Useful english dictionary
nebula — nebular, adj. /neb yeuh leuh/, n., pl. nebulae / lee , luy /, nebulas. 1. Astron. a. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Cf. dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula … Universalium
Orion (constellation) — For other uses, see Orion (disambiguation). Orion Constellation List of stars in Orion Abbreviation Ori Genitive Orionis … Wikipedia
Orion–Cygnus Arm — Observed structure of the Milky Way s spiral arms[1] The Orion–Cygnus Arm is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy some 3,500 light years across and approximately 10,000 light years in length.[2] … Wikipedia
Nebula — Nebulae redirects here. For the supercomputer in China, see Nebulae (computer). For other uses, see Nebula (disambiguation). The Pillars of Creation from the Eagle Nebula … Wikipedia
Orion 1 and Orion 2 Space Observatories — The Orion 1 Space Observatory and Orion 2 Space Observatory were space observatories installed in spacecraft launched by the space program of the Soviet Union during the 1970s. Contents 1 Orion 1 1.1 Specifications 2 Orion 2 … Wikipedia
Orion — /euh ruy euhn/, n., gen. Orionis /awr ee oh nis, or , euh ruy euh nis/ for 2. 1. Class. Myth. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation. 2. Astron. the Hunter, a… … Universalium
