Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 the01 Ori  ·  42 c Ori  ·  43 the02 Ori  ·  44 iot Ori  ·  45 Ori  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  HD294220  ·  HD294221  ·  HD294259  ·  HD294261  ·  HD294262  ·  HD294263  ·  HD294293  ·  HD36539  ·  HD36540  ·  HD36559  ·  HD36593  ·  HD36606  ·  HD36629  ·  HD36630  ·  HD36655  ·  HD36670  ·  HD36671  ·  HD36712  ·  HD36713  ·  HD36742  ·  HD36743  ·  HD36782  ·  HD36783  ·  HD36842  ·  And 92 more.
M42 - The Orion Nebula, Chris Gifford
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M42 - The Orion Nebula

M42 - The Orion Nebula, Chris Gifford
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M42 - The Orion Nebula

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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 (412.1 ± 6.1 pc) 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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M42 - The Orion Nebula, Chris Gifford

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