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  • Stargazing News - January 20th, 2025

    From CJ@21:2/156 to All on Sunday, January 19, 2025 06:50:20
    Monday, January 20, 2025

    The Top of Orion's Sword (all night)

    Orion's position within the plane of the Milky Way has populated it with numerous nebulas and star-forming regions. The sword of Orion, which descends from his three-starred belt, contains a chain of worthy targets in addition to the famous Orion Nebula (Messier 42). The top of the sword consists of the scattered stars of NGC 1981. A telescope will reveal about forty 6th to 9th magnitude stars in a 0.5 degree field. The next object, called The Running Man Nebula (Sh2-279), is one the sky's brightest reflection nebulas - composed of blue gas, darker dust, and stars in a package spanning 42 by 26 arc-minutes across. The medium-bright stars 42 and 45 Orionis sit mostly to the south of the gas components NGC 1973, NGC 1975, and NGC 1977.

    (Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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