Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Flame Nebula  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  IC 420  ·  IC 423  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  Orion B  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  Part of the constellation Orion (Ori)  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star Alnilam (εOri)  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  The star Mintaka (δOri)  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri  ·  And 3 more.
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Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, Valerio Oss
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Orion Molecular Cloud Complex

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Orion Molecular Cloud Complex

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The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex (or, simply, the Orion Complex) is a star forming region with stellar ages ranging up to 12 Myr.

The Orion Complex is one of the most active regions of nearby stellar formation visible in the night sky, and is home to both protoplanetary discs and very young stars. Much of it is bright in infrared wavelengths due to the heat-intensive processes involved in stellar formation, though the complex contains dark nebulae, emission nebulae, reflection nebulae, and H II regions.

120X images at 120s Light (Optolong L-PRO)

140X images at 180s Ha (Optolong L-enhance)

30X images at 120s Ha (Optolong L-enhance)

100 Flat frames (2 sec. each)

30 Dark frames

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Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, Valerio Oss