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Ionized Carbon Atoms in Orion
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The dusty side of the Sword of Orion is illuminated in this striking infrared image from the European Space Agency's Hershel Space Observatory. This immense nebula is the closest large region of star formation, situated about 1,500 light years away in the constellation of Orion. The parts that are easily observed in visible light, known alternatively as the Orion Nebula or Messier 42, correspond to the light blue regions.
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Credit lineIonized Carbon Atoms in Orion. NASA/JPL, 2016-10-12. Public domain. ID: PIA21073.
