The Orion Nebula (Messier 42) is a vast stellar nursery about 1,500 light-years from Earth, the closest large star-forming region to the solar system, where astronomers can observe stars actively being born.
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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2. HubbleSite
Space Telescope Science Institute, for NASA and ESAscience.nasa.gov, Hubble Messier Catalog: Messier 42
The nebula is only 1,500 light-years away, making it the closest large star-forming region to Earth.
Entity description, orion-nebula catalogue classification
The Orion Nebula (Messier 42) is a vast stellar nursery about 1,500 light-years from Earth, the closest large star-forming region to the solar system, where astronomers can observe stars actively being born.
3. Orion Nebula (Wikipedia)
Orion Nebula, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula in the Milky Way situated south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion, and is known as the middle "star" in the "sword" of Orion.
Article text: discovery
The first discovery of the diffuse nebulous nature of the Orion Nebula is generally credited to French astronomer Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, on November 26, 1610
In Group: Emission, Reflection and Diffuse Nebulae, Lead sentence
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula in the Milky Way situated south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion, and is known as the middle "star" in the "sword" of Orion.
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