GREETINGS HUMANS WINTER ALWAYS BRINGS THE RETURN OF ONE OF THE TRUE WONDERS OF OUR GALAXY, AND LUCKY FOR US WE CAN SEE IT WITH THE NAKED EYE.
HIT THE DARKNESS ANY NIGHT THIS WEEK AT AROUND 7:30PM AND LOOK SOUTHEAST.
YOU’’LL SEE A CONSTELLATION LOADED WITH BRIGHT STARS - ORION THE HUNTER.
FIRST LOOK FOR HIS FABULOUS BELT OF THREE STARS IN A ROW.
NEXT ZERO-IN ON THE AREA JUST BELOW ORION'S BELT.
DOWN HERE ARE THREE MUCH DIMMER STARS, THE SWORD OF ORION AND THE MONEY SHOT THE ORION NEBULA A GREAT COSMIC CLOUD WHERE NEW STARS ARE BEING BORN ALSO KNOWN AS M42.
AT 1500 LIGHT-YEARS AWAY IT’’S THE CLOSEST STAR-FORMING REGION TO EARTH, AND IT’’S HUGE 30 LIGHT-YEARS ACROSS!
THERE'S ENOUGH MATERIAL HERE TO PRODUCE OVER 10 THOUSAND STARS THE SIZE OF OUR SUN!1 WITH A SMALL TELESCOPE YOU CAN FIND FOUR NEW STARS CALLED THE TRAPEZIUM.
GET OUTSIDE TO SEE THE ORION NEBULA AND KEEP LOOKING UP!