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Orion The Hunter Constellation

Orion The Hunter Constellation

Still represents only a portion of the great Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. Subtending as significantly as ~20 degrees on the sky per side, it is arguably the biggest single function visible in Earth’s night sky other than the plane of the Milky Way galaxy. Stephan HamelThe oldest of these stars formed just 12 million years ago. The Orion nebula is 1 of the most studied regions of our sky. The nebula forms a roughly spherical cloud that peaks in density…

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