M42/43 - The Orion Nebula
Clearly visible as part of Orion’s sword, this is the closest star-forming region to us, about 1,300 light-years away. It may have become much brighter in the past few hundred years - remarkably, there are few mentions of it in ancient or even medieval accounts, and new stars may have been born within recorded history.
Clearly visible as part of Orion’s sword, this is the closest star-forming region to us, about 1,300 light-years away. It may have become much brighter in the past few hundred years - remarkably, there are few mentions of it in ancient or even medieval accounts, and new stars may have been born within recorded history.
Clearly visible as part of Orion’s sword, this is the closest star-forming region to us, about 1,300 light-years away. It may have become much brighter in the past few hundred years - remarkably, there are few mentions of it in ancient or even medieval accounts, and new stars may have been born within recorded history.