Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Orion Nebula  ·  IC 420  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri  ·  Upper Sword  ·  the Running Man Nebula
Orion Nebula, M42, Nicholas Gialiris
Orion Nebula, M42
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Orion Nebula, M42

Orion Nebula, M42, Nicholas Gialiris
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Orion Nebula, M42

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The Orion Nebula (Messier 42) looks amazing no matter how you look at it. Located south of Orion's belt in the constellation of the same name, it is visually impressive through a pair of binoculars or any size telescope, appears stunning in wide field astrophotography using a DSLR and lens, and looks absolutely incredible in images taken with a telescope. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and visible to the naked eye in the night sky.

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Orion Nebula, M42, Nicholas Gialiris