Zooming in on ALMA’s view of the Orion Nebula

This video starts with a broad view of the sky and zooms in on the familiar constellation of Orion (The Hunter). We then get a closeup view of the Orion Nebula star formation region. In the final sequence we see the strange red filaments of cool gas that ALMA has revealed.

More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1809b/

Credit:

ESO, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), H. Drass, A. Hacar, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO). Music: Johan B. Monell

source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMO595LRh74

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