Category: Orion-Bottom

  • Der De Mairan Nebel – M 43

    De Mairan's Nebula - M 43

    The De Mairan Nebula, which is directly adjacent to the Great Orion Nebula, is often not mentioned at all when observing the entire region around the constellation Orion. But it may be the cause of the spectacularly glowing HII regions on the Sword of Orion.

  • Der Pferdekopfnebel im Orion – B33

    The Horsehead Nebula in Orion - B33

    The closest active star-forming region to Earth is in the constellation Orion in the so-called Horsehead Nebula. Over the past two decades, a great deal of research has been done to understand its structural structure and the mechanisms at work within it.

  • Der Stern Beteigeuze – ein Roter Überriese

    The star Betelgeuse - a Red Supergiant

    Betelgeuse, Orion's left shoulder star, is a Red Supergiant that has become the focus of science and, of course, amateur astronomy at the latest after its significant brightness dimming at the end of 2019. The purpose of this summary is to present the current state of the facts about Betelgeuse.

  • Der Orionnebel – M42

    The Orion Nebula – M42

    The Orion Nebula or M42 is probably one of the most striking and therefore well-known deep sky objects in the nighttime winter sky.

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