Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 Ori A)  ·  41 Ori C  ·  41 Ori D  ·  42 Ori)  ·  43 Ori)  ·  44 Ori)  ·  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 45 Ori  ·  The star Hatysa (ι Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil I (c Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil II (θ2 Ori  ·  The star Trapezium (θ1 Ori A  ·  The star θ1 Ori C  ·  The star θ1 Ori D  ·  Upper Sword  ·  the Running Man Nebula
The Orion Nebula and Region (southern hemisphere orientation), Brian Diettrich
The Orion Nebula and Region (southern hemisphere orientation)
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The Orion Nebula and Region (southern hemisphere orientation)

The Orion Nebula and Region (southern hemisphere orientation), Brian Diettrich
The Orion Nebula and Region (southern hemisphere orientation)
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The Orion Nebula and Region (southern hemisphere orientation)

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The Orion Nebula and immediate region, as viewed from the Southern Hemisphere. In New Zealand, Orion is a summer constellation, rising increasingly higher in the east across spring, culminating at midnight by mid December, and then remaining prominent--around 50 degrees--through summer.  With the belt stars of Orion, the nebula from this orientation is commonly viewed as the handle of 'the pot'.  Along with NGC 1976 (Messier 42) and NGC 1982 (Messier 43), the image shows Sh2-279, comprising NGC 73, 75, and 77 (the upside down 'running man') and the open clusters NGC 1980 and NGC 1981. The Trapezium can just be seen at the centre of the image.

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The Orion Nebula and Region (southern hemisphere orientation), Brian Diettrich