Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  28 eta Ori  ·  29 e Ori  ·  36 ups Ori  ·  41 the01 Ori  ·  42 c Ori  ·  43 the02 Ori  ·  44 iot Ori  ·  45 Ori  ·  48 sig Ori  ·  49 d Ori  ·  50 zet Ori  ·  Alnitak  ·  B33  ·  De Mairan's nebula  ·  Flame Nebula  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 430  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1924  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  And 32 more.
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Orion Nebula, Darius Kopriva
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Orion Nebula

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Orion Nebula

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I am particularly proud of this picture. Because I had to struggle with very strong light pollution and still got so many details.

The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being 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. It is 1,344 ± 20 light-years away 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 2,000 times that of the Sun. Older texts frequently refer to the Orion Nebula as the Great Nebula in Orion or the Great Orion Nebula.

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