Orion Constellation Zoom-In and 3D Flyover

Zooming into the Horsehead Nebula in the Orion constellation in visible light before transitioning into infrared light. The animation is intended to be scientifically reasonable, but not fully accurate.

Credits:
NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon, T. Borders, L. Frattare, Z. Levay, and F. Summers (Viz 3D Team, STScI)

Horsehead image: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), J. Emerson (ESO, VISTA), and Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

Night sky image: A. Fujii

Survey image: Digitized Sky Survey (DSS), STScI/AURA, Palomar/Caltech, and UKSTU/AAO

IR image: J. Emerson (ESO, VISTA), and Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

Audio: “Away” by Patrick Patrikios

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