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The Orion Nebula is a gaseous cloud in space containing numerous new stars. When viewing it through a high-powered telescope, an observer sees what the nebula looked like 1, 500 years ago. How is this possible?
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The nebula is 1, 500 years old
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It takes 1, 500 years for light from the nebula to reach Earth.
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Light from the telescope takes 1, 500 years to reach the nebula
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A high-powered telescope needs to be adjusted for its location
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Orion Nebula is a gaseous cloud in space containing numerous new stars. When viewing it through a high-powered telescope, an observer sees what the nebula looked like 1, 500 years ago. How is this possible? It takes 1, 500 years for light from the nebula to reach Earth.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Short Answer: A nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space.
Detailed explanation-3: -From largest to smallest they are: Universe, galaxy, solar system, star, planet, moon and asteroid.
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