Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri  ·  the Running Man Nebula
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Great Nebula in Orion, Ray Blais
Great Nebula in Orion
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Great Nebula in Orion

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Great Nebula in Orion

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The Great Nebula in Orion (M42) spans about 24 light years across, and lies at a distance of approximately 1300 light years. It is the birthplace of young stars and at its core lies the trapezium.

This is an HDR composite image comprised of 3 different exposures at iso 800. 21-30 second exposures, 20-90 second exposures and 19-180 second exposures all taken on the same night.

Efforts have been made not to 'blow out" the trapezium. It is estimated that there are over 700 stars at various stages of star formation in this region. The distinctive reflection nebula dubbed the running man nebula lies to the left in the image.

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Great Nebula in Orion, Ray Blais