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> Infrared view of the Orion nebula

Infrared view of the Orion nebula

author: ESO/Novapix

reference: a-neb19-76034

Image Size 300 DPI: 138 * 105 cm

This spectacular image of the Orion Nebula star-formation region was obtained from multiple exposures using the HAWK-I infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. This is the deepest view ever of this region and reveals more very faint planetary-mass objects than expected.

Keywords for this photo:

2016 - ASTRONOMY - DIFFUSE NEBULA - EMISSION NEBULA - INFRARED - M42 - M43 - NEBULA - NGC 1973 - NGC 1975 - NGC 1976 - NGC 1977 - NGC 1982 - ORION - POSTER - REFLECTION NEBULA - STAR - STAR FORMATION - VLT - YOUNG STAR -