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Astronomical Objects/The Orion Nebula/and more...

 

The Orion Nebula is a collection of dust and gas in the constellation Orion the hunter. It is composed of about 90% hydrogen, 9-10% helium, and ~1% other elements. It is the center star like object in Orion's sword. Click here to see this and more. Here if you have Broadband

The Eagle nebula is another center for the production of new stars. It has giant pillars of dust and gas that words can't describe! Click here to see these fantastic regions of M-16.

The Virgo cluster of galaxies is ~60 million ly away and contains a treasure full of galaxy types! Click here to see a talk about "The Virgo Cluster."

The Coma cluster of galaxies is a "Super Cluster" that is about 400 million ly away. Click here to see an awesome sight.

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