Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 Ori A)  ·  41 Ori C  ·  41 Ori D  ·  43 Ori)  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star Mizan Batil II (θ2 Ori  ·  The star Trapezium (θ1 Ori A  ·  The star θ1 Ori C  ·  The star θ1 Ori D
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M42 - Orion Nebula (2023-12-29), Bill DeGeneres
M42 - Orion Nebula (2023-12-29)
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M42 - Orion Nebula (2023-12-29)

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M42 - Orion Nebula (2023-12-29), Bill DeGeneres
M42 - Orion Nebula (2023-12-29)
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M42 - Orion Nebula (2023-12-29)

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Last Friday (12/29) I shot an old friend - the Orion Nebula, which is my best image yet of the nebula. It’s a favorite of many amateurs because it’s readily visible with the naked eye and through binoculars.
M42 is a “mere” 1,500 light-years away, and the closest large nebula to Earth harboring a huge, 12 light year wide nursery of new forming stars.

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M42 - Orion Nebula (2023-12-29), Bill DeGeneres

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