Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 the01 Ori  ·  42 c Ori  ·  43 the02 Ori  ·  44 iot Ori  ·  45 Ori  ·  De Mairan's nebula  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Hatysa  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  Sh2-279  ·  Sh2-281  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri  ·  the Running Man Nebula
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M42, the Orion Nebula, is an immense starbirth region spanning some 40 light years and is located about 1500 light years from Earth. Glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an interstellar molecular cloud.

Credit: APOD November 29, 2017

FINAL VERSION: ASI2600MC test - 3.3 hrs taken on 10/17/2020 (100 x 120", -10C, bin 1x1)

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