- 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

The Orion Nebula
Where Stars Are Born
Product Details
HARDCOVER
$29.50 • £25.95 • €26.95
ISBN 9780674011830
Publication Date: 10/31/2003