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Trapezium Cluster in the Orion Nebula (M 42 , Messier 42 , NGC 1976 , Orion Nebula , Trapezium Cluster) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Trapezium Cluster in the Orion Nebula

August 24, 2000 · ESA/Hubble · M 42 , Messier 42 , NGC 1976 , Orion Nebula , Trapezium Cluster

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The brown dwarfs are too dim to be seen in a visible-light image taken by the Hubble telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2. This view also doesn't show the assemblage of infant stars seen in the near-infrared image.