Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1981  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori
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NGC 1973 Running Man Nebula, Richard Pattie
NGC 1973 Running Man Nebula
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NGC 1973 Running Man Nebula

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NGC 1973 Running Man Nebula

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Always the also-ran, the Running Man Nebula lives in the shadow of the spectacular Orion Nebula. To give him his due, here is the main man himself center stage, encumbered only by Orion sticking its nosy beak into the top of his image. The man just can't get any respect!

NGC1973 is an HII region and bright nebulae that includes a reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion. It is the northernmost part of Orion's Sword, lying 0.6° north of the Orion Nebula. The reflection nebula embedded in Sh2-279 is popularly known as the Running Man Nebula.

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NGC 1973 Running Man Nebula, Richard Pattie