The Orion Nebula - a mere 1,450 light years away. #space #fridaysinspace

• NASA ID: PIA08653
  
• Center: JPL
• Secondary Creator Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Toledo
• Date Created: 2006-08-15
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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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