The Great Orion Nebula (M42), Flemming Hansen

The Great Orion Nebula (M42)

The Great Orion Nebula (M42), Flemming Hansen

The Great Orion Nebula (M42)

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The wonderful Great Orion Nebula, Messier 42. One of the objects you can see with the naked eye. The baby star factory is 1500 light years away, and is 24 light years wide.

It was discovered way back in 1610 by Nicolas Claude Fabri de Peiresc, but was properly known way before that. The Mayans called it The Fire of Creation, which is extremely accurate. We all made from star dust forged  from a super nova.

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The Great Orion Nebula (M42), Flemming Hansen