"The bright region in the image is the Orion Nebula itself which is visible to the naked eye and is where the majority of the star formation is taking place. One can see that the gas (which really does look like clouds!) extends over vast regions and helps to "feed" the star formation. The image is over 30 light-years from top to bottom. The region shown is approximately the size of two full moons on the sky."
If The Star Formation Is 30 Light-Years From Top To Bottom, Can It Be Visible Without Any Use Of Scientific Equipment...I'd Really Like To See This And Share It With My Family. =]]
2007-05-21 15:55:24 · 5 answers · asked by myspace.com/truemonge 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The Orion Nebula is approxamately 30 light years from earth, and is very difficult to see from LA. It looks really fuzzy even on clear nights. If you want to see it clearer, check out Temecula, or Riverside. You can see it very well from there. Hope I've helped!!
2007-05-25 13:55:36 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Orion is a fascinating constellation, unfortunately it wont be easily visible again until November. Starting about then, in the suburbs on a good night you might be able to see the nebula naked eye. In the meantime check out the Messier objects. One of them, M13 a large globular cluster in Hercules, might be naked eye if you are in a dark location around 11 or 12 pm. The Milky Way will be swinging into easy view in June. Get some binoculars, a lawn chair, a blanket, and thermos of coffee, and again the darker the sky the better. Also visible late in June, the only other star formation besides Orion that actually looks like its name is the Coathanger asterism in Vulpecula, a small constellation just below Cygnus and Lyra. The Coathanger is visible with binoculars under suburban skies. You will laugh the first time you see it.
2007-05-21 17:37:39 · answer #2 · answered by steve b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When looking at the Orion Nebula you can see the bright patch with the naked eye, in fact the ancient Mayans believed this to be the smoke off the altar of creation. the only problem is that no great detail can be resolved by the use of the human eye. At least get a pair of binoculars, that's better than nothing. In answer to your question of is it in the sky, only for a very short while during sundown, but it is so close to the horizon that you can not see it, with the exception of a short glimpse of Betelguise.
2007-05-24 16:02:29 · answer #3 · answered by hilltopobservatory 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The orion nebula is visible as a fuzzy dot to the naked eye on the very darkest and clearest of nights. There is absolutely no way that it would be visible anywhere near Los Angeles. Perhaps if you knew where to look, then a telescope would reveal it but it would be best to observe nebula(if possible) in the country
2007-05-21 16:00:39 · answer #4 · answered by North_Star 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, the Orion Nebula is out of season now - it's quite close to the sun and sets before it's dark enough to see. Orion is best viewed in the winter. Your next chance to see it will be in the pre-dawn hours in late summer.
To the naked eye, the nebula looks like a star, perhaps slightly fuzzy if your vision is sharp. The nebulosity is readily apparent in binoculars, though, and is a marvelous sight in any telescope.
2007-05-21 16:07:48 · answer #5 · answered by injanier 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋