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English: This wide-field view of the Orion Nebula (Messier 42), lying about 1350 light-years from Earth, was taken with the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. The new telescope’s huge field of view allows the whole nebula and its surroundings to be imaged in a single picture and its infrared vision also means that it can peer deep into the normally hidden dusty regions and reveal the curious antics of the very active young stars buried there. This image was created from images taken through Z, J and Ks filters in the near-infrared part of the spectrum. The exposure times were ten minutes per filter. The image covers a region of sky about one degree by 1.5 degrees.
Čeština: Mlhovina v Orionu (Messier 42) ve vzdálenosti přibližně 1350 světelných let od Země.
Español: Vista de la nebulosa de Orión, una nebulosa difusa situada al sur del cinturón de Orión a una distancia de 1350 años luz de la Tierra.
Magyar: A VISTA távcső képe az Orion-ködről
Italiano: Veduta della nebulosa di Orione, distante 1350 anni luce dalla Terra
Македонски: Поглед на маглината Орион (Месје 42), оддалечена 1.350 сг од Земјата.
Nederlands: De Orionnevel (Messier 42) bevindt zich op ongeveer 1350 lichtjaar van de Aarde
Polski: Widok na Mgławicę Oriona położoną około 1350 lat świetlnych od Ziemi.
Português: Vista da nebulosa de Órion, uma nebulosa difusa situada ao sul do cinturão de Órion a uma distância de 1350 anos-luz da Terra.
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Author ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA

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