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
Orion Nebula (M42), Chris Morisette
Orion Nebula (M42)
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Orion Nebula (M42)

Orion Nebula (M42), Chris Morisette
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Orion Nebula (M42)

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The Orion Nebula (M42) plus a faint image of the Running Man Nebula (NGC1973/1975/1977).  M42 is about 1350 light years away and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth.

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Orion Nebula (M42), Chris Morisette