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More Images of Zeta Orionis
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Zeta Orionis (inverse)
The color-coded CCD image to the upper right shows that Zeta Orionis is a binary star system. The HETG spectra was taken from the larger "A" component.
(Credit: NASA/EIT/W.Waldron, J. Cassinelli)

Scale: Image is 27 arcsec on a side.

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Zeta Orionis
The color-coded CCD image shows that Zeta Orionis is a binary star system.
(Credit: NASA/EIT/W.Waldron, J. Cassinelli)

Scale: Image is 27 arcsec on a side.

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Zeta Orionis Spectrum
The HETG spectra was taken from the larger "A" component.
(Credit: NASA/EIT/W.Waldron, J. Cassinelli)

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Chandra X-ray Image with Scale Bar

Scale bar = 5 arcsec
(Credit: NASA/EIT/W.Waldron, J. Cassinelli)


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