Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 the01 Ori  ·  43 the02 Ori  ·  De Mairan's nebula  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  LBN 974  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  Sh2-281  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori
M42 - Orion Nebula, Graham Conaty
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M42 - Orion Nebula, Graham Conaty
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The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula located within the constellation Orion. It is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth at a distance of around 1,344 light-years.

The Orion Nebula is estimated to be 24 light-years across with a mass of about 2,000 times that of the Sun.

The RGB data for this image was obtained from the Hubble Legacy Archive with post-processing being carried out in PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom.

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