Orion Nebula

noun

, Astronomy.

1. a luminous nebula in the constellation Orion, in the center of Orion's sword.

Example Sentences

Objects such as the Andromeda Galaxy, Orion Nebula, and the Pleiades often look better at low power.

From Popular-Science

A slight yet distinct tinge of green, recalling that of the Orion nebula, gives a peculiar appearance to this couple.

From Project Gutenberg

For instance, he thought the Orion Nebula, which is now known to be made up of glowing gas, to be an external stellar system.

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The Orion nebula is receding from the earth about eleven miles in every second.

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The first promising autographic picture of the Orion nebula was obtained by Draper, September 30, 1880.

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Simon Mayer has left us the first drawing of a nebula, the Orion nebula as he saw it in 1612.

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