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NEBULA, NEBEL,1894 Original Antique Wood Engraving

A nebula (Latin: "mist"; pl. nebulae or nebulæ, with ligature) is an interstellar cloud of dust, gas and plasma. Originally nebula was a general name for any extended astronomical object, including galaxies beyond the Milky Way (some examples of the older usage survive; for example, the Andromeda Galaxy is sometimes referred to as the Andromeda Nebula).(WIKIPEDIA) PRINT SHOWS: ORION NEBULA - The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula with a greenish hue and is situated below Orion's Belt. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of about 1,600 light years away, and is the closest region of stellar formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 30 light years across. The Orion Nebula is considered to be one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky, and is among the most intensely-studied celestial features. The nebula has revealed much about the process of how stars and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust. Astronomers have directly observed protoplanetary discs, brown dwarfs, intense and turbulent motions of the gas, and the photo-ionizing effects of massive nearby stars in the nebula. MILKY WAY - The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek (Galaxias), sometimes referred to simply as "the Galaxy"), is a barred spiral galaxy which forms part of the Local Group. Although the Milky Way is but one of billions of galaxies in the universe, the Galaxy has special significance to humanity as it is the home of our solar system. Democritus (450 BC–370 BC) was the first known person to claim that the Milky Way consists of distant stars. ANDROMEDA GALAXY - The Andromeda Galaxy (also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224; older texts often call it the Andromeda Nebula) is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda, which lies in the northern hemisphere of the sky. DUMB-BELL NEBULA - While M-27 is neither the largest nor the brightest planetary nebula in the sky, it may well be the easiest to view in a small telescope. It certainly offers the most detail. In small telescopes up to about 6 inch aperture the waisted ‘dumb-bell’ shape is quite obvious. However, in a larger scope, such as Kopernik’s 20 inch, an observer sees the brighter 'dumb-bell' shape surrounded by a continuous soft glow. Discovered by Charles Messier on July 12th 1764, the Dumb-bell became an object of endless wonder to early observers. Until the late 19th century no one really understood what M-27 was. A randum sample of early observer’s impressions shows their confusion and wonder

Published for Joseph Meyer Meyers Konversations

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