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Vanderbuilt Astronomers Map the Star Forming Winds of M42 -- the Orion Nebula

01/16/2006 01:39PM

Vanderbuilt Astronomers Map the Star Forming Winds of M42 -- the Orion Nebula

Located at a distance of about 1,600 light years from Earth, the Orion Nebula is the brightest diffuse nebula in the sky and is visible to the naked eye. Utilizing new data from the Hubble Space Telescope, Vanderbuilt University astronomers have been mapping the winds blowing in M42 to get a better idea of how stellar forming currents are incubating new stars.


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My apologies for misspelling the school name in the title. It's Vanderbilt.<br><br>Eric (Class of 93) -- Thanks for catching this.<br><br>I should know better.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Guy