M42 - Orion Nebula, Steven Marx

M42 - Orion Nebula

M42 - Orion Nebula, Steven Marx

M42 - Orion Nebula

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M42 - Raw fits data obtained from Hubble Legacy Archive.

The Orion Nebula also known as NGC 1976 is a diffuse nebula situated south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light years across. It has a mass of about 2000 times the mass of the Sun.

More about this object at HUBBLESITE: Messier 42

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M42 - Orion Nebula, Steven Marx