01/06/2026
Tacoma WA
Captured one of the most iconic regions in the night sky 🌌
This is the Orion Nebula (M42), a massive stellar nursery about 1,300 light-years away where new stars are actively being born. At the bright core is the Trapezium Cluster, a group of young stars whose intense radiation causes the surrounding gas to glow.
You can also spot M43 (De Mairan’s Nebula) just below the core and hints of the Running Man Nebula off to the side. Every faint wisp and dark lane is interstellar dust shaping future suns.
Still learning, still experimenting, and enjoying every clear night under the stars ✨
More space captures coming soon.
📡 Telescope: ZWO Seestar S50 Smart Digital Telescope
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