Changes in the Orion Nebula over 100 years

[SLD]

I did a google search of vintage photos of the Orion Nebula and found one from Hubble in 1908. I then compared it to a modern photograph to see if there were any changes. While I found that some of the stars have shifted, I could not see any definitive changes in the cloud itself. Can anyone?

 

[SLD]

The Rosette Nebula in 1949.

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And in 2011:



I see absolutely no changes

 

[Trausti]

The Orion Nebula is now in color. You’re welcome.

 

[fromderinside]

I did a google search of vintage photos of the Orion Nebula and found one from Hubble in 1908. I then compared it to a modern photograph to see if there were any changes. While I found that some of the stars have shifted, I could not see any definitive changes in the cloud itself. Can anyone?

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The apparent open spaces have obviously changed shape and size.

 

[Tigers!]

I did a google search of vintage photos of the Orion Nebula and found one from Hubble in 1908. I then compared it to a modern photograph to see if there were any changes. While I found that some of the stars have shifted, I could not see any definitive changes in the cloud itself. Can anyone?

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The bottom of the 1908 photo shows 4 very bright stars which are not apparent in the colour photo. Perhaps an artifact of the equipment used?

 

[James Brown]

The Future of the Orion constellation

A new video, based on measurements by ESA’s Gaia and Hipparcos satellites, shows how our view of the Orion constellation will evolve over the next 450 000 years.

I'm afraid 100 years is too narrow of a time to observe motions in Orion's stars.

 

[SLD]

I did a google search of vintage photos of the Orion Nebula and found one from Hubble in 1908. I then compared it to a modern photograph to see if there were any changes. While I found that some of the stars have shifted, I could not see any definitive changes in the cloud itself. Can anyone?

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The bottom of the 1908 photo shows 4 very bright stars which are not apparent in the colour photo. Perhaps an artifact of the equipment used?

The photos are not the same size. I tried resizing them and then putting one over the other to find any movement in stars but could not come up with a precise alignment. There’s a lot of differences in equipment that create some issues too.

The most obvious example is a small star In the lower left portion, just to the left of the two bright stars in the modern photo. You’ll see two stars near the cloud. The one on the left has moved down from its earlier position.