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!