False-color Hubble Space Telescope image of the Orion Nebula's OMC-1 region. The image, taken in infrared light, reveals newborn stars hidden within dust and gas. Yellow-orange shows stars and glowing dust, while blue depicts hydrogen gas emission. The bright central object is the massive young star BN. Filaments and arcs of gas and dust indicate violent stellar activity.

Astronomy Picture from 06/05/2000

The Heart Of Orion

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000506.html


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