Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Orion Nebula  ·  IC 420  ·  IC 430  ·  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 49Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri  ·  The star σOri  ·  The star υOri  ·  Upper Sword  ·  the Running Man Nebula
Orion Nebula M42, YC Lim
Orion Nebula M42
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Orion Nebula M42

Orion Nebula M42, YC Lim
Orion Nebula M42
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Orion Nebula M42

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The Orion Nebula (also known as M42) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky.

The Orion Nebula contains a very young open cluster, known as the Trapezium due to the asterism of its primary four stars. The Nebula is visible with the naked eye even from areas affected by some light pollution. It is seen as the middle "star" in the "sword" of Orion, which are the three stars located south of Orion's Belt.

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Orion Nebula M42, YC Lim