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Orion Nebula
16 Nov 2025
M42, the Great Orion Nebula
© Alan Cayless all rights reserved.
The Great Orion Nebula (M42) is one of the finest objects in the winter sky. In the middle of the sword below Orion's belt, and just visible to the naked eye, the Orion Nebula is a vast glowing cloud of gas and dust in which solar systems are being formed. Imaged using a tri-band filter.
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