All the rare earth metals we use to color silica glass were created inside stars and distributed throughout the universe by super nova’s.

The Orion uses transparent color rods over alternating layers of clear and opaque colored glass.

By applying the opaque and transparent colors in the proper sequence we are able to model the intense blue glow of the Orion Nebula.

The design represents a star in the early development stage when dense clouds of hydrogen gas collapse into spheres of plasma that ignite into hot new stars.

The Orion Nebula is one of the most analyzed
objects in the night sky and without magnification looks like any other star.

After months star gazing with a Celestron telescope I discovered this nebula accidentally.

I was amazed that with only an eight inch mirror telescope in your back yard, you can observe a blue glowing nebula and watch stars being born.