Astronomy Advent Calendar – 17th December
December 17, 2011by yaska77
Another of our shots from this year makes our astro advent calendar image count-down.
Part of probably the most recognisable Winter month constellation, it was also the first deep sky object we ever got an image of. This pic however was the result of a much closer look!
Day 17
Astronomy Advent Calendar 17th December - The Orion Nebula (M42 or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula found beneath Orion's Belt (click to enlarge) - Credit: Sky-Watching/A.Welbourn
The Orion Nebula is part of a much larger nebula that is known as the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex.
It is an example of a stellar nursery where new stars are being born. Observations of the nebula have revealed approximately 700 stars in various stages of formation.
Stars actually coming into existence! Cosmic 
I’m always amazed by the strong ethereal colors that exist in the deep dark of the universe. I ll follow you, wanna see more of these.
Glad you liked it
We’ll keep featuring the best images we can find cos we love this stuff too.