Orion Nebula (M-42) Symposium Lab Project
By Blake Dunnegan
Smith, Y. (2021, July 19).
A Peek inside the orion nebula
. NASA.
Retrieved November 16, 2022, from
htps://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-peek-inside-the-orion-
nebula
The Orion Nebula (M-24) as the culmination of the Red, Green, and
Blue images provided by the APUS Telescope. Located 1,500 light-years
away, this is the closest star-forming region to Earth. This nebula is the
cluster and vastly collective of star formations both young and old. The
four largest stars, also called the Trapezium, are found within the
central region amidst pillars of dense gas. Surrounding them, are young
stars named protoplanetary disks, and this name stems from their age
and the material that still encircles them. Also known as proplyds, are
considered as being the building blocks of solar systems.
This is the image of the Orion Nebula curtesy of the
Hubble Space Telescope. Directly compared to the
crafted image, the first thing that appears distinctive
is the overall quality. Next would be the abundance
of colors throughout the image. Lastly, the contrast
and appearance of stars are more apparent against
the background, which in turn makes them more
noticeable.
Blue FITS Image
Red FITS Image
Green FITS Image
