Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 Ori A)  ·  41 Ori C  ·  41 Ori D  ·  41 the01 Ori  ·  42 Ori)  ·  42 c Ori  ·  43 Ori)  ·  43 the02 Ori  ·  44 Ori)  ·  44 iot Ori  ·  45 Ori  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  HD294179  ·  HD294180  ·  HD294218  ·  HD294220  ·  HD294221  ·  HD294222  ·  HD294259  ·  HD294261  ·  HD294262  ·  HD294263  ·  HD294293  ·  HD294321  ·  HD294328  ·  HD36324  ·  HD36342  ·  HD36364  ·  HD36365  ·  HD36366  ·  And 118 more.
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Orion and Running Man Nebula 6-Panel Mosaic in LRGB, Capturing Ancient Photons
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Orion and Running Man Nebula 6-Panel Mosaic in LRGB

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Orion and Running Man Nebula 6-Panel Mosaic in LRGB, Capturing Ancient Photons
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Orion and Running Man Nebula 6-Panel Mosaic in LRGB

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Popular Spring targets in the southern hemisphere are the Mighty Orion Nebula (Messier 42) and the Running Man Nebula (Sharpless 279) shot in broadband RGB with a luminosity layer applied to showcase the interstellar gas and dust clouds. Orion is a diffuse nebula south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion and is one of the brightest nebulae visible to the naked eye with a magnitude of 4.0. It is 1344 light-years away and 24 light-years across.

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