Orion is one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky. But the two-dimensional representation gives the impression that the stars are all at the same distance. This scientific visualization addresses both of these issues by viewing the Orion constellation from a three-dimensional perspective. The true space distribution of the constellation as well as how stellar brightness changes with viewing position are revealed by circling around the stars. Credit: F. Summers (STScI). | Spac

Shape of The Orion Constellation in 3D | Space Telescope Science Institute FriendsofNASA.org: This visualization reveals the stars of the Orion constellation in three dimensions. Watch as the familiar pattern on the sky distorts into a whole new perspective. The sequence begins with a view of Orion in our sky. Featured in this scene are examples of the night's brightest stars, including Betelgeuse and Rigel within Orion, and Sirius at its lower left, a star in the constellation Canis Major. Depa

Explore this 360-degree tour of the Orion Nebula, which reveals a glowing gaseous landscape shaped by high-energy radiation and strong stellar winds. This movie combines observations from NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, presenting distinct features in the nebula that are uncovered by different wavelengths of light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiqfafdHn9k&feature=youtu.be Credits: NASA, ESA, F. Summers, G. Bacon, Z. Levay, J. DePasquale, L. Hustak, L. Frattare, M. Robberto and M.

The Orion Nebula: Panning across a deep infrared image | ESO Support us at FriendsofNASA.org: This video gives a close-up view of a spectacular new image of the Orion Nebula star-formation region that was obtained from multiple exposures using the HAWK-I infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. This is one of the deepest views ever of this region and it revealed many more very faint planetary-mass objects than expected. Credits: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/H. Drass et al.