Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 the01 Ori  ·  42 c Ori  ·  43 the02 Ori  ·  44 iot Ori  ·  45 Ori  ·  De Mairan's nebula  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Hatysa  ·  IC 420  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  Sh2-279  ·  Sh2-281  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri  ·  Upper Sword  ·  VdB44  ·  And 1 more.
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Messier 42 The Great nebula in Orion, Paweł Radomski
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Messier 42 The Great nebula in Orion

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Messier 42 The Great nebula in Orion, Paweł Radomski
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Messier 42 The Great nebula in Orion

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The queen of nebulae, Great Nebula in Orion or simply Messier 42 is a great and very beautifull nebula located in Orion constellation. It's visible with a naked eye even under suburban skies. It is a large diffuse (contains emission and reflection parts) nebula - star forming formation closest to earth (1344 +/- 20 light years from us). Estimated size of this object is about 24 light years across. IC 1977 "The Running Man Nebula" is located on the left from Orion's Nebula. The foto of this object was my dream since my initiation in area of astrophotography.

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Messier 42 The Great nebula in Orion, Paweł Radomski

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