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Date
March 4, 2014
ID
ptf140304b
Type
Observation
Credit
Jason Surace

M42

M42

This is a g- and R-band image from PTF of a segment of M42, the Great Nebula in Orion, one of the largest and nearest star-forming regions. The wispy filaments are an emission nebula. The more famous Trapezium, at the heart of the nebula, is actually too bright for PTF to look at.