The Great Orion Nebula is the closest stellar nursery to Earth. It can be seen with naked eye and measures approximately 24 light years across.
It is located in what is known as the Orion´s sword, in the same constellation as the Horse Head nebula.
MEADE 14” LX200, SBIG ST8. Exposure time: 10 x 20 seconds in high resolution.
Image development in CCDops, Maxim DL4 and Adobe Photoshop CS
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