The Great Orion Nebula
M42 in Orion
is certainly one of the heavens' most exceptional regions. It is easily observable naked-eye in the sword of Orion's belt. M42, the larger emission region below is a stellar nursery where new suns are being birthed. The reflection nebula atop is NGC1973/5/7, commonly called The Running Man or Ghost Nebula. Do you see his outstretched arms and long stride in the magenta core of the blue clouds?
I am indebted to my friends Ron Brecher and Kenny Lewis for the data.
Here too, is an interesting narrowband version by myself and Mike Sussman.
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is certainly one of the heavens' most exceptional regions. It is easily observable naked-eye in the sword of Orion's belt. M42, the larger emission region below is a stellar nursery where new suns are being birthed. The reflection nebula atop is NGC1973/5/7, commonly called The Running Man or Ghost Nebula. Do you see his outstretched arms and long stride in the magenta core of the blue clouds?
I am indebted to my friends Ron Brecher and Kenny Lewis for the data.
Here too, is an interesting narrowband version by myself and Mike Sussman.
LARGE