2021 May 09 - Horsehead and Orion Nebulas
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2021-05-09

In today's image, we see a portion of the Orion star forming region. This includes the Horsehead and Orion nebulae as well as the bright star Alnitak and the Flame Nebula. 

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