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LeosOndra wrote:Contrary to popular belief and its name, the Barnard Loop has been discovered by W. H. Pickering at Harvard already in 1890, that is five years before Barnard (who mentioned Pickering's discovery in his paper). Nice photo is reproduced in book 'Problems in Astrophysics' by Agnes Clerke (London, 1903) with the following caption: "Nebulous Formation in Orion. Photographed, 14th January 1890, by W. H. Pickering". You can see the photo at http://www.leosondra.cz/obrazky/barnard ... ng1890.jpg.

I prepare extended English version of my article on the Ori OB1 association with map of individual feautures. In the meantime you can have a look at the Czech version at

http://www.leosondra.cz/orion/zrozeni-oriona/

Leos Ondra

LeosOndra wrote:... you can have a look at the Czech version at http://www.leosondra.cz/orion/zrozeni-oriona/

aristarchusinexile wrote:And in the dark cloud at top there's a flying pig.

BMAONE23 wrote:Interesting thought:
There was a post a while ago about the mythology of Orion and Scorpius. Something about Orion moving across the sky to be opposite the scorpion to prevent their fighting. Funny how the b/w inverted image in wiki resembles a bow shock as might be expected if the Orion constellation moved in that direction...accross the sky

neufer wrote:

aristarchusinexile wrote:This photo has the widest base for imaginative antics of any apod thus far.

________ Sh** 2-276 eating grin:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard%27s_Loop wrote:]

aristarchusinexile wrote:This photo has the widest base for imaginative antics of any apod thus far.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard%27s_Loop wrote:
<<Barnard's Loop (catalogue designation Sh 2-276) is an emission nebula in the constellation of Orion. It is part of a giant molecular cloud which also contains the bright Horsehead and Orion nebulae. The loop takes the form of a large arc centred approximately on the Orion Nebula. The stars within the Orion Nebula are believed to be responsible for ionizing the loop. The loop extends over about 600 arcminutes as seen from Earth, covering much of Orion. It is well seen in long-exposure photographs, although observers under very dark skies may be able to see it with the naked eye.

It is estimated to lie at a distance of approximately 1600 light years, giving it actual dimensions of about 300 light years across. It is thought to have originated in a supernova explosion. Several known runaway stars may have resulted from the same explosion - AE Aurigae, Mu Columbae and 53 Arietis are thought to have been part of a multiple star system in which one component exploded as a supernova.>>

bystander wrote:That would be my guess. See APOD: 2008 April 08 - Southern Orion: From Belt to Witch

orin stepanek wrote:I take it that the bright area at about 4:00 is the Orion Nebula. I tried to get a bigger picture; but by clicking on the original I just got a picture the same size. I was able to find the horses head however it is quite small. 8)