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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2024 November 4   
       A starfield is shown with a nebula glowing in red, purple, and blue.   
      Dark brown gas is also seen on the lower left. A small cluster of stars   
        appears in the center. Please see the explanation for more detailed   
                                   information.   
      
                          M42: The Great Nebula in Orion   
                         Credit & Copyright: F+¬nyes L+|r+índ   
      
      Explanation: The Great Nebula in Orion, an immense, nearby starbirth   
      region, is probably the most famous of all astronomical nebulas. Here,   
      glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense   
      interstellar molecular cloud only 1500 light-years away. In the   
      featured deep image in assigned colors highlighted by emission in   
      oxygen and hydrogen, wisps and sheets of dust and gas are particularly   
      evident. The Great Nebula in Orion can be found with the unaided eye   
      near the easily identifiable belt of three stars in the popular   
      constellation Orion. In addition to housing a bright open cluster of   
      stars known as the Trapezium, the Orion Nebula contains many stellar   
      nurseries. These nurseries contain much hydrogen gas, hot young stars,   
      proplyds, and stellar jets spewing material at high speeds. Also known   
      as M42, the Orion Nebula spans about 40 light years and is located in   
      the same spiral arm of our Galaxy as the Sun.   
      
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