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Orion nebula

author: ESO/Novapix

reference: a-neb19-76002

Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 28 cm

At a distance of 1500 light years, the Orion nebula is the nearest star-forming region to the Sun. Photo obtained with WFI at the ESO/MPG 2.2m telescope on the night of Dec.10-11, 2001.

Keywords for this photo:

2001 - ASTRONOMY - DIFFUSE NEBULA - EMISSION NEBULA - LA SILLA - M42 - M43 - MPG/ESO 2.2m - NEBULA - NGC 1976 - NGC 1982 - ORION - REFLECTION NEBULA - STAR - STAR FORMATION - YOUNG STAR -