Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  41 Ori A)  ·  41 Ori C  ·  41 Ori D  ·  42 Ori)  ·  43 Ori)  ·  44 Ori)  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star 45 Ori  ·  The star Hatysa (ι Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil I (c Ori  ·  The star Mizan Batil II (θ2 Ori  ·  The star Trapezium (θ1 Ori A  ·  The star θ1 Ori C  ·  The star θ1 Ori D  ·  the Running Man Nebula
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M42 Orion Nebula and NGC 1977 The Running Man, Prodromos
M42 Orion Nebula and NGC 1977 The Running Man
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M42 Orion Nebula and NGC 1977 The Running Man

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M42 Orion Nebula and NGC 1977 The Running Man, Prodromos
M42 Orion Nebula and NGC 1977 The Running Man
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M42 Orion Nebula and NGC 1977 The Running Man

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M42 - Orion Nebula - Also in this picture the running man.
It is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky and is among the most intensely studied celestial features. The nebula has revealed much about the process of how stars and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust. (Wikipedia)

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M42 Orion Nebula and NGC 1977 The Running Man, Prodromos