[dragnet2]

This is one of my earlier shots of Orion M42. Unfortunately during processing of the data, the Nebula core was blown out. I will eventually reprocess the image. The nebula is about 1400 light years from Earth. It is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is about 24 light years across.

[grey_whiskers]

[dragnet2]

Batman? lol...It's probably because I don't quite have the budget NASA does.

Here is Hubble's entry of the same nebula.

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January 11, 2006: In one of the most detailed astronomical images ever produced, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured an unprecedented look at the Orion Nebula.