JAMES: THE WINTER ALWAYS BRINGS THE RETURN
OF ONE OF THE TRUE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE.

 

DEAN: AND IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE WITH
THE NAKED EYE.

 

DEAN: LOOK SOUTHEAST ANY NIGHT THIS WEEK AT
AROUND 7:30PM AND YOU'LL SEE A CONSTELLATION

 

WHICH IS LOADED WITH BRIGHT STARS - ORION
THE HUNTER.

 

THE BEST WAY TO FIND HIM IS TO LOOK FOR HIS
BELT OF THREE STARS IN A ROW.

 

JAMES: LET'S ZERO-IN ON THE AREA JUST BELOW
ORION'S BELT FOR THREE MUCH DIMMER STARS,

 

THE SWORD OF ORION.

 

THERE IS THE ORION NEBULA, A GREAT COSMIC
CLOUD WHERE NEW STARS ARE BEING BORN.

 

YOU CAN FIND FOUR OF THEM, CALLED THE TRAPEZIUM,
IN A SMALL TELESCOPE.

 

DEAN: AS NEBULAE GO, THIS ONE IS GIGANTIC;
SPANNING OVER 30 LIGHT YEARS IN DIAMETER.

 

JAMES: AND THERE'S ENOUGH MATERIAL IN THIS
NEBULA TO PRODUCE OVER 10 THOUSAND STARS THE

 

SIZE OF OUR SUN!

 

DEAN: SO GET OUTSIDE TO SEE THE ORION NEBULA!

 

BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!