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
Messier 42 Orion Nebula, Utkarsh mishra
Messier 42 Orion Nebula
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Messier 42 Orion Nebula

Messier 42 Orion Nebula, Utkarsh mishra
Messier 42 Orion Nebula
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Messier 42 Orion Nebula

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Great Orion Nebula in LRGB

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Believed to be the cosmic fire of creation by the Maya of Mesoamerica, M42 blazes brightly in the constellation Orion. Popularly called the Orion Nebula, this stellar nursery has been known to many different cultures throughout human history. The nebula is only 1,500 light-years away, making it the closest large star-forming region to Earth and giving it a relatively bright apparent magnitude of 4. Because of its brightness and prominent location just below Orion’s belt, M42 can be spotted with the naked eye, while offering an excellent peek at stellar birth for those with telescopes. It is best observed during January.

Image shot with 16" f3.7 Dreamscope astrograph FLI proline 16803 180mins ( 3hrs worth data)

300 sec subs 1x1

For core older data used probably 2 years old

Copyright : Utkarsh Mishra ( @mr_deepsky) Michael Petrasko, Muir Evenden

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Messier 42 Orion Nebula, Utkarsh mishra