Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  42 Ori)  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1977  ·  The star 45 Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil I (c Ori  ·  the Running Man Nebula
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NGC 1977, Jochen Maes
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NGC 1977, Jochen Maes

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NGC 1977 is an emission/reflection nebula in the Orion constellation, around 1500 light years from earth.

An interesting little fact about this specific region is the presence of several "proplyds" (protoplanetary disks). That's astronomy speak for indicating that there's newly formed stars within the nebula that have large disks of material in orbit around them. So we're essentially looking at the very early stages of a new planetary system being formed (said material will over time shape/create new planets around said stars).

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12x600" Luminance
13x600" Red
13x600" Green
13x600" Blue

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NGC 1977, Jochen Maes