Nebulae
Orion Nebula HST view versus ground-based view
October 4, 1990 · ESA/Hubble · M 42 , Messier 42 , NGC 1976 , Orion Nebula
This composite image shows the location of a one light-year square region in the Orion Nebula, which was imaged by WFPC. The area is near the edge of a cavity of ionized hydrogen, which is heated by ultraviolet radiation from a star cluster at the center of the nebula. (Ground-based Orion Nebula photo copyright David Malin/Anglo-Australian Southern Observatory)
More Hubble images of M 42 , Messier 42 , NGC 1976 , Orion Nebula
Orion Nebula, NGC 1976, M42 (ground-based image)March 6, 2002
Orion Nebula, NGC 1976, M42March 6, 2002
The Orion NebulaJune 13, 1994
Hubble Probes the Great Orion NebulaJanuary 14, 1994
Gas Plume From a Newborn StarDecember 16, 1992
The Stunning Colors of the Orion NebulaDecember 16, 1992
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Discovers Jet Structure in the Orion NebulaOctober 4, 1990
Window-curtain structure of the Orion Nebula revealedOctober 4, 1990