[dr_lew]

I find this baffling. It states that the Trapezium cluster is visible “near the center” of the image, but I sure don’t see it! In most images, this cluster, dominated by four stars of course, is very bright, and dominates any low powered view of the region. I can’t orient myself to this view at all, using the optical images available on the internet.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Probably due to it being in infrared. The small portion illuminated by the Trapezium Cluster is just the most visual part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. So depending on the wavelength and exposure setting it can appear very different.

[SunkenCiv]

It’s probably their processing.

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