In the Center of the Trapezium
Start with the constellation of Orion. Below
Orion's
belt is a fuzzy area known as the
Great Nebula of Orion or M42.
In this nebula is a bright star cluster known as the
Trapezium, shown above. New stellar systems are forming there in
gigantic globs of gas and dust known as
Proplyds.
Looking closely at the above picture also reveals that
gas and dust surrounding some of the dimmer stars
appears to form structures that point away from the brighter stars. The
above false color image
was made by combining several exposures from the
Hubble Space Telescope.