Orion Compass is the most recognizable, which can be observed worldwide. It has recently become even more famous due to the fading mystery of the brightest star of Betelgeuse.
" Orion contains more than 3 stars," Sputnik quoted the astronomer Judy Schmidt as saying. The three stars are mentioned in the center of the Orion star cluster, known as the Orion belt. Thanks to these, explorers can easily find constellations in the night sky.
However, there are more interesting astronomical objects that can be observed with the naked eye in this space area, where there are many impressive starry clouds.
One of them is the barnard Round, a large red bow in the middle of the star cluster. In 1895, astronomer E.E.arnard discovered the star after exposing the film for a long time because it was too blurred. Their origin has not been found, but scientists speculate that it could be the remnants of a superny star that appeared about 3 million years ago.
Another prominent but little-known star is Lambda, a giant red object near the top of the image. Stars ionize everything around them to glow.
The Lambda star is sometimes confused with the Rosetta star, which can also be seen in the photo: the red and white areas above the left. A survey by the Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that this is an area where new stars are born. They are responsible for blowing bubbles to the ionized clouds.
The orange star shining right above the center is Betelgeuse, a 40,000-year-old superstar. It has recently fading away, so scientists believe it could soon explode into a superny star. However, the latest observations suggest an explosion could occur in 100,000 years.
All of these animals are clearly visible in the photo thanks to their long-term exposure to light.
"After 212 hours of taking photos and 1 year of image processing, the outstanding features of the 1,400 photos that were collated together are more than 40 times the diameter of the Moon," said astronomer July Schmidt.
