The Orion A cloud in 3D

The Orion A cloud in 3D

Video May 16, 2022
© T. Müller, S. Rezaei Khoshbakht (MPIA)

This animation shows the Orion A molecular cloud in a 3D reconstruction with 60,000 stars as extinction probes with precise distance estimates. The distance measurement is based on the Gaia EDR3 star catalog.

More information in the press release “Filamentary or flat? A matter of perspective”.

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