The stationary nature of the line led Hartmann to conclude that the gas responsible for the absorption was not present in the atmosphere of Delta Orionis, but was instead located within an isolated cloud of matter residing somewhere along the line-of-sight to this star.
A natureza estacionaria da liña fixo que Hartmann concluíse que o gas responsable da absorción non estaba presente na atmosfera de Delta Orionis, senón que estaba localizado dentro dunha nube illada de materia que residía nalgures ao longo da liña visual desta estrela.