Talk:Orion molecular cloud complex

Latest comment: 9 years ago by Crisco 1492 in topic File:Orion Head to Toe.jpg to appear as POTD

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Currently this article appears in the category of "nebulae" because I couldn't think of what subcategory it could fit into (as it contains so many various types of nebulousity). If someone's got a clue please move it to the proper subcategory! Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andromeda321 (talkcontribs) 04:32, 27 November 2005‎ (UTC)Reply

File:Orion Head to Toe.jpg to appear as POTD

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Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Orion Head to Toe.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on February 24, 2015. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2015-02-24. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:22, 5 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

The Orion molecular cloud complex is a large group of bright nebulae, dark clouds, and young stars located in the constellation of Orion. The cloud itself is between 1,500 and 1,600 light-years away and is hundreds of light-years across. Its brightest stars include the supergiants Rigel (bottom right) and Betelgeuse (top left), as well as Orion's Belt, the asterism of three stars near the center in the image.Photograph: Rogelio Bernal Andreo, edited by Benison P. Baby