The Most Wicked of Nebulas

almost 4 years ago

Can you see it? The Witch in her hat as if straight from the Wizard of Oz?

A fantastic sight. This is the Witch Head Nebula, named for the most obvious of reasons. The resemblance to a witch in a classic witches hat, just like below.

This nebula is one of the reflection variety comprised largely of interstellar dust and producing no light of its own, instead reflecting the cold blue light of the nearby star Rigel in the constellation of Orion.

Rigel is a Supergiant star, the brightest of stars in the constellation of Orion. Its brightness allows it to be easily seen in the northern night sky with the naked eye despite being close to 900 Light years away.

Fun fact: Orion is also a famous instrumental from that most stellar of metal bands Metallica.

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14 comments

@mythcrusher 54

almost 4 years ago

I have never heard of the Witches head nebula before, but I see why it is called that.

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@meestemboom 46

almost 4 years ago

It's quite awesome when you see it, isn't it!

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@abh12345.stem 48

almost 4 years ago

I see it!

Took a moment or two and another sip of hic, coffee :)

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@meestemboom 46

almost 4 years ago (Edited)

That good old strong coffee!!! You see so much on it! :0D

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almost 4 years ago

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@krishu.stem 39

almost 4 years ago

Intresting; I see it.. Thank for sharing it dear and in between liked the fun fact about Orion. cheers

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@meestemboom 46

almost 4 years ago

You are welcome. Thanks for reading!!

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@filotasriza3 71

almost 4 years ago

first time i hear about the nebula-witch thing :P quite the resemblance i dare to say

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@cluelessinvestor 56

over 3 years ago

Thanks for the random downvote with no comment 😆

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@meestemboom 46

over 3 years ago

Oh, It wasnt random. It was to remove the STEM from the post. Couldnt see the technology that the tag proclaimed but come on, you knew that. You were just token hunting. Hence, no need for a comment

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