Close up: The Orion Nebula (M42)—Visible Spectrum | Subaru Telescope FriendsofNASA.org: The Orion Nebula (M42), located in the winter constellation Orion, is known as a star-forming region located relatively close to Earth, approximately 1,500 light-years away. Its large apparent size makes it easy to find with the naked eye, and a large number of stars can be seen through a telescope. At the center of the red nebula seen in high-mass star-forming regions is the Trapezium, a cluster of newly for

140K views · 8.7K reactions | Here’s a celestial firework for you to look at! This is The Orion Nebula captured through one of our telescopes earlier this week! 勞 | Kielder Observatory | Facebook

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