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==History==

==History==

 

The Orion Nebula is one of the most studied and photographed objects in the night sky, and is among the most intensely studied celestial features by astronomers that have revealed a wealth of knowledge on how stars and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust.

The Onion Nebula is one of the most studied and photographed objects in the night sky, and is among the most intensely studied celestial features by astronomers that have revealed a wealth of knowledge on how stars and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust.

The nebula was probably known to ancient people as it is visible to the naked eye, the Maya had a folk tale which dealt with the region of the sky with Orion.<ref>Krupp, Edward C. “Igniting the Hearth.” Sky & Telescope (February 1999): 94.</ref> [[Ptolemy]] did include it in the ''Almagest'' (Great Book), [[Tycho Brahe]] also made note of the object in the late 16th century, and in 1603, [[Johann Bayer]] recorded it as '''Theta Orion''' in his ''Uranometria''. [[Galileo]] also looked towards the region the nebular is located and and detected several faint stars.  None of these astronomers though, realized there was a nebula.

The nebula was probably known to ancient people as it is visible to the naked eye, the Maya had a folk tale which dealt with the region of the sky with Orion.<ref>Krupp, Edward C. “Igniting the Hearth.” Sky & Telescope (February 1999): 94.</ref> [[Ptolemy]] did include it in the ''Almagest'' (Great Book), [[Tycho Brahe]] also made note of the object in the late 16th century, and in 1603, [[Johann Bayer]] recorded it as '''Theta Orion''' in his ''Uranometria''. [[Galileo]] also looked towards the region the nebular is located and and detected several faint stars.  None of these astronomers though, realized there was a nebula.