Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Nebula in Orion  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  NGC 1999  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri
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M42, Richard S. Wright Jr.
M42
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The great Orion nebula and it's companion NGC 1977 (The Running Man Nebula). These are located in the middle of the sword of Orion the hunter. An area of active star formation, this region is home to around 2,000 very young stars.

This object was difficult to process photographically and required two exposures, one short for the bright inner region, and one longer for the outer regions.

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M42, Richard S. Wright Jr.