Nebulae
The Stunning Colors of the Orion Nebula
December 16, 1992 · ESA/Hubble · M 42 , Messier 42 , NGC 1976 , Orion Nebula · Orion
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A NASA Hubble Space Telescope "true color" mosaic image of a small portion of the Orion Nebula, taken the Wide Field and Planetary Camera.
This color photograph is a composite of separate images taken at the wavelengths of three abundant elements in the nebula: Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen. The images were taken August 13 and 14, 1991.
More Hubble images of M 42 , Messier 42 , NGC 1976 , Orion Nebula
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