Orion Nebula
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Issue Date
2023
Authors
Zalesski, Alexandra
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STEM Photo Contest
Abstract
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The Orion Nebula, also known as Messier 42, is a prominent celestial object that can be observed with the naked eye. It is the closest star-forming region to Earth, and new young stars are continuously forming within the nebula's clouds. At the core of the nebula, four bright stars known as the trapezium are visible, arranged in a trapezoidal formation. These stars form the center of the trapezium cluster, which is an open star cluster believed to be a subgroup of the Orion Nebula cluster.