Telescope and Orion nebula. Composite image of a refractor telescope in an observatory with the Orion Nebula in the background. The Orion Nebula, or M

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Telescope and Orion nebula. Composite image of a refractor telescope in an observatory with the Orion Nebula in the background. The Orion Nebula, or Messier 42 (M42), is a diffuse nebula situated south of Orion's Belt. It lies about 1350 light-years from Earth.

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