Orion Nebula

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The Orion Nebula (also known as M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula located in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and may be visible to the naked eye in the night sky. It is located at a distance of 1,344 light years from Earth

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image taken with Bradford robotic telescope

For further images and information see
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/tours/tour-orion/

The Orion Nebula as You’ve Never Seen it Before: Jaw-dropping New Image from Gemini

Orion Nebula, a starry nursery

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula

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I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.

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