Orionis area with the Horsehead and Flame Nebulae down in the right-hand corner and M42 sitting in the upper right.

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The Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. It is 1,344 ± 20 light-years away and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. Wikipedia

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