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Orion Nebula - Wikipedia The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula in the Milky Way situated south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion, [b] and is known as the middle "star" in the "sword" of Orion
Messier 42 (The Orion Nebula) - Science@NASA Believed to be the cosmic fire of creation by the Maya of Mesoamerica, M42 blazes brightly in the constellation Orion Popularly called the Orion Nebula, this stellar nursery has been known to many different cultures throughout human history
Orion Nebula | Description, Images, Distance, Facts - Britannica Orion Nebula, (catalog numbers NGC 1976 and M 42), bright diffuse nebula, faintly visible to the unaided eye in the sword of the hunter’s figure in the constellation Orion The nebula lies about 1,350 light-years from Earth and contains hundreds of very hot (O-type) young stars clustered about a nexus of four massive stars known as the Trapezium
Hubbles sharpest view of the Orion Nebula | ESA Hubble The image, taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard NASA ESA Hubble Space Telescope, represents the sharpest view ever taken of this region, called the Orion Nebula More than 3,000 stars of various sizes appear in this image
Orion Nebula: Constellation, Facts, Location, How to See The Orion Nebula is a stellar nursery located 1,300 light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion It spans 24 light-years across and serves as a region of star formation close to our solar system
Orion Nebula - Messier 42 - Constellation Guide The Orion Nebula lies at a distance of 1,344 light years (400 parsecs) from Earth, and can be found in the constellation Orion, to the south of Orion’s Belt, one of the best known asterisms in the night sky
NASA SVS | The Orion Nebula The colorful Orion Nebula lies in our Milky Way galaxy about 1,500 light-years from Earth A vast expanse of valleys and pillars carved through cosmic swirls of gas and dust, this stellar nursery encompasses a complete range of star formation
Orion Nebula M42 complete guide - BBC Sky at Night Magazine The Orion Nebula is one of the most famous deep-sky objects in astronomy and, at just 1,500 lightyears away, the closest major star-forming region to Earth The nebula is well-known among astronomers and astrophotographers for its distinctive shape, but you don't necessarily need a telescope to observe it