Messier 42 – The Orion Nebula

The stunning, shaped clouds of gas in the Orion Nebula make it beautiful, but also make it difficult to see inside of. This image of the Orion Nebula was captured by the Hubble Telescope. Image: NASA, ESA, M. Robberto (STScI/ESA) and The Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team

Located in the Orion Constellation (just below the belt), between 1,324 and 1,364 light years from Earth, is the famous star-forming region known as the Orion Nebula.

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