The Orion A molecular cloud (for comparison)

This image from the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in northern Chile is part of the largest infrared high-resolution mosaic of Orion ever created. It covers the Orion A molecular cloud, the nearest known massive star factory, lying about 1350 light-years from Earth, and reveals many young stars and other objects normally buried deep inside the dusty clouds.

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ESO/VISION survey

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ID:eso1701-compa
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:4 januari 2017 12:00
Storlek:30000 x 17486 px

Om objektet

Namn:Orion Molecular Cloud
Typ:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Avstånd:1400 ljusår
Constellation:Orion
Kategori:Nebulae

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Position (RA):5 36 20.96
Position (Dec):-6° 0' 37.19"
Field of view:220.10 x 128.29 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 116.3° vänster om lodrätt