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Friday, 25 August 2017

This week on Fridays in Space - Orion's Nebula #space



  • NASA ID: PIA08653
  •  Spitzer Space Telescope
  • Center: JPL
  • Secondary Creator Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Toledo
  • Date Created: 2006-08-15
  • Visit JPL Website
This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Orion nebula, our closest massive star-making factory, 1,450 light-years from Earth. The nebula is close enough to appear to the naked eye as a fuzzy star in the sword of the constellation.

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