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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The Great Orion Nebula (M42) and Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977), JohnEEvans
The Great Orion Nebula (M42) and Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977)
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The Great Orion Nebula (M42) and Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977)

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The Great Orion Nebula (M42) and Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977)

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The Orion Nebula is  just 1,500 light-years away, and is the closest major star-forming region to Earth. On the left is the Running Man Nebula.

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The Great Orion Nebula (M42) and Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977), JohnEEvans