Short-wavelength NIRCam Orion mosaic in ESASky

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This image shows a short-wavelength NIRCam mosaic of the inner Orion Nebula and Trapezium Cluster. It shows a region four light-years across, slightly less than the distance between the Sun and our nearest neighbour, Proxima Centauri. The full image on ESASky measures 21 000 by 14 351 pixels and can be viewed here.

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NASA, ESA, CSA / Science leads and image processing: M. McCaughrean, S. Pearson
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