This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Orion nebula, our closest massive star-making factory, 1,450 light-years from Earth. The nebula is close enough to appear to the naked eye as a fuzzy star in the sword of the constellation.
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Title: The Sword of Orion
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Toledo
Date Created: 2006-08-15
Rights: JPL
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