Sharpless, Isaac, 1848-1920, Philips, G. M. (George Morris), 1851-1920, joint author · Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott company · leaf 270
ular, an-nular or elliptical, spiral, planetary, and nebulous stars.The first are the most common. The Great Nebulaof Orion is an example. It may be seen with thenaked eye on a moonless night as a faint light sur-rounding the star 0, the middle one of the three in thesword. The star itself is a… … Fig. 07.—Great Nebula of Andromeda, 266 ASTRONOMY. these the nebula stretches out in irregular bands andpatches, as shown in the drawing on the precedingpage. It envelops several of the neighboring stars,and seems in an indefinable manner to cover the wholeregion thereabouts. Ring nebulae are quite…
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