Orion Winter Tour

Winter from New Jersey favors Orion and its neighbors: bright nebulae, reflection clouds, and crisp galaxy pairs before spring galaxy season arrives.

8 frames in this tour

Orion Nebula - The bright stellar nursery in Orion sword — M42 Orion Nebula

Nebula Orion 2020

Horsehead Nebula - A dark nebula silhouetted against emission — B33 Horsehead Nebula

Nebula Orion 2020

Messier 78 - A dusty reflection nebula in Orion — M78 Messier 78

Nebula Orion 2020

Flaming Star Nebula - Emission and reflection around AE Aurigae — IC 405 Flaming Star Nebula

Nebula Auriga 2021

Pleiades Cluster - Blue reflection dust around the Seven Sisters — M45 Pleiades Cluster

Cluster Taurus 2022

Rosette Nebula - A large emission nebula wrapped around an open cluster — NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula

Nebula Monoceros 2020

Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster - A winter emission complex in Monoceros — NGC 2264 Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster

Nebula Monoceros 2021

Monkey Head Nebula - A compact winter emission nebula in Orion — NGC 2174 Monkey Head Nebula

Nebula Orion 2021