Messier 42

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The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Waysouth of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eyein the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light years across. It has a mass of about 2000 times the mass of the Sun. Older texts frequently refer to the Orion Nebula as the Great Nebula in Orion or the Great Orion Nebula. The Orion Nebula is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky, and is among the most intensely studied celestial features.[8] The nebula has revealed much about the process of how stars and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust. Astronomers have directly observed proto planetary disks, brown dwarfs, intense and turbulent motions of the gas, and the photo-ionizing effects of massive nearby stars in the nebula.[1]

Session References

HGS Sessions - Clearing Dragon Moth Grid - 3/10/2015 [2]

HGS Sessions - Clearing Nibiru Nets - 3/11/2015 [3]

HGS Sessions - Clearing Planetary Diagonal Channels - 3/14/2015 [4]

HGS Sessions - Clearing Planet Verticals - 3/17/2015 [5]

References

Found in HGS Manual on Page 108 Found in HGS Manual on Page 115