The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion’s Belt in the constellation of Orion.[b] It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. It is 1,344 ± 20 light-years (412.1 ± 6.1 pc) away[3][6] and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth
Backyard image with Stellarvue 80mm Access Refractor, ZWO ASI071 MC Pro Camera 3hrs 30min, Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro mount, Meade 50mm Guide Scope and Sbig St-I Guider. Processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop Dec.2020