Messier 42 | Orion Nebula Wall Art Size:LARGE (24 x 36) This image was created as

This image was created as part of the ESO Cosmic Gems programme

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The gases heated to varying temperatures emit different colors: oxygen is hot enough to emit blue light in the bubble near the star

Messier 42 | Orion Nebula Wall Art Size:LARGE (24 x 36) This image was created asThis wide field view of the Orion Nebula (Messier 42), lying about 1350 light years from Earth, was taken with the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESOs Paranal Observatory in Chile. The new telescopes huge field of view allows the whole nebula and its surroundings to be imaged in a single picture and its infrared vision also means that it can peer deep into the normally hidden dusty regions and reveal the curious antics of the very active young