The Great Nebula in Orion is a colorful place. Visible to the unaided eye, it appears as a small fuzzy patch in the constellation of Orion . The eerie blue glow surrounding the bright stars pictured here is their own starlight reflected by nearby dust . Dark brown dust filaments cover much of the region . The whole Orion Nebula cloud complex, which includes the Horsehead Nebula , will slowly disperse over the next 100,000 years.
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