The Orion Nebula

Where Stars Are Born

C. Robert O'Dell

    Preface

    1. Enter the Hunter

    2. Views of Our Universe

    3. Henry Draper and the Photographic Revolution

    4. The Toolbox of the Astronomer

    5. Opaque Skies on the Clearest Nights

    6. Why Is a Star a Star?

    7. Bengt Stromgren's Spheres

    8. The Explorers Set Sail

    9. Where Did All These Stars Come From?

    10. The Hubble Space Telescope

    11. What Orion Really Looks Like

    12. What Is Happening in the Orion Nebula?

    13. Are We Alone?

    14. Outsmarting the Fickle Goddess of Science

    Index

  • Cover: The Orion Nebula

C. Robert O'Dell is Andrew Hayes Buchanan Professor of Astrophysics Emeritus, Rice University, and Distinguished Research Professor at Vanderbilt University.