Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 Ori A)  ·  41 Ori C  ·  41 Ori D  ·  43 Ori)  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star Mizan Batil II (θ2 Ori  ·  The star Trapezium (θ1 Ori A  ·  The star θ1 Ori C  ·  The star θ1 Ori D
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Poor man's JWST, Tom Bash
Poor man's JWST
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Poor man's JWST

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Poor man's JWST, Tom Bash
Poor man's JWST
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Poor man's JWST

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This blink animation of the M42 RGB and near IR images presented here shows the ability of near IR imaging to penetrate the gas and dust and reveal hidden stars forming in the Orion nebula.  Just like JWST, but not as far into the infrared!

JWST images of M42 can be seen here:
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_s_wide-angle_view_of_the_Orion_Nebula_is_released_in_ESASky

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