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Orion Nebula panoramic

Orion nebula

In one of the most detailed astronomical images ever produced, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is offering an unprecedented look at the Orion Nebula. This turbulent star-formation region is one of astronomy's most dramatic and photogenic celestial objects.

The crisp image reveals a tapestry of star formation, from the dense pillars of gas and dust that may be the homes of fledgling stars to the hot, young, massive stars that have emerged from their gas-and-dust cocoons and are shaping the nebula with their powerful ultraviolet light.
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The Orion Nebula is about 1600 light years away, and 33 light years across. Read more about it on wikipedia.

- more Hubble images
- wallpaper-sized verion of above photo (285kB, 1057x846) -- no high-res version available yet

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