Orion Disks
(protoplanetary disks visible in front of Orion Nebula)
The Orion Disks are protoplanetary disks visible in silhouette
for blocking light from the Orion Nebula in the
constellation Orion.
More than 150 such disks have been discovered, the first
by the HST.
(disks)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proplyd
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9229c/
https://www.as.arizona.edu/protoplanetary-disks-orion
| Coordinates: | Orion Disks
J053517.3-052328 |
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Referenced by page:
Orion Molecular Cloud Complex
Index