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== Orion Nebula ==

[[File:Orion Nebula.png|thumb|220x220px|ORION NEBULA]]The '''Orion Nebula''' (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way. It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 ~~light-years~~ across. It is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky and is among the most intensely studied celestial features. The '''Orion Nebula''' contains a very young open cluster, known as the '''Trapezium''' due to the asterism (any pattern of stars recognized in the Earth's night sky) of its primary four stars.

[[File:Orion Nebula.png|thumb|220x220px|ORION NEBULA]]The '''Orion Nebula''' (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way. It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 LYs across. It is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky and is among the most intensely studied celestial features. The '''Orion Nebula''' contains a very young open cluster, known as the '''Trapezium''' due to the asterism (any pattern of stars recognized in the Earth's night sky) of its primary four stars.

There are eight star clusters associated with the nebulae in the Orion region:

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|'''NGC 1981''' is a young, bright open cluster visible in the constellation of Orion. It is a collection of about 20 or so stars (largely magnitudes 7 through 10) and is about 40 ~~light-years~~ closer to Earth than the Orion Nebula.

|'''NGC 1981''' is a young, bright open cluster visible in the constellation of Orion. It is a collection of about 20 or so stars (largely magnitudes 7 through 10) and is about 40 LYs closer to Earth than the Orion Nebula.

|[[File:NGC 1981.png|thumb|220x220px|NGC 1981]]

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[[File:NGC 1983.png|thumb|220x220px|NGC 1893]]

<blockquote>"This is an open cluster of class B stars. As such it is nothing especially remarkable except that it sits within the sparsely populated rift within the Outer Arm Vacuus, thus making them really stand out against the sparsely populated backdrop. The cluster requires an engineered frameshift drive or the use of FSD boosts to reach."</blockquote><blockquote>— [https://www.edsm.net/en/system/id/2206669/name/NGC+1893+CF+43 Galactic Mapping Project]</blockquote>'''NGC 1893''' can be found by navigating to '''NGC 1893 CF 43.'''

== NGC 2099 ==

[[File:NGC 2099.png|thumb|220x220px|NGC 2099]]

'''NGC 2099''' (also known as M37 or Messier 37) is the richest open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is a widely dispersed open cluster situated on the far side of the Orio-Persean Gap, approx. 4,200 LYs from Sol.

'''NGC 2099 '''can be found by navigating to''' NGC 2099 PPM 27'''.

== Gallery ==

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 == Orion Nebula ==
-[[File:Orion Nebula.png|thumb|220x220px|ORION NEBULA]]The '''Orion Nebula''' (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way. It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky.  The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light-years across.  It is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky and is among the most intensely studied celestial features.  The '''Orion Nebula''' contains a very young open cluster, known as the '''Trapezium''' due to the asterism (any pattern of stars recognized in the Earth's night sky) of its primary four stars.
+[[File:Orion Nebula.png|thumb|220x220px|ORION NEBULA]]The '''Orion Nebula''' (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way. It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky.  The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 LYs across.  It is one of the most scrutinized and photographed objects in the night sky and is among the most intensely studied celestial features.  The '''Orion Nebula''' contains a very young open cluster, known as the '''Trapezium''' due to the asterism (any pattern of stars recognized in the Earth's night sky) of its primary four stars.
 There are eight star clusters associated with the nebulae in the Orion region:
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-|'''NGC 1981''' is a young, bright open cluster visible in the constellation of Orion.  It is a collection of about 20 or so stars (largely magnitudes 7 through 10) and is about 40 light-years closer to Earth than the Orion Nebula.
+|'''NGC 1981''' is a young, bright open cluster visible in the constellation of Orion.  It is a collection of about 20 or so stars (largely magnitudes 7 through 10) and is about 40 LYs closer to Earth than the Orion Nebula.
 |[[File:NGC 1981.png|thumb|220x220px|NGC 1981]]
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 [[File:NGC 1983.png|thumb|220x220px|NGC 1893]]
 <blockquote>"This is an open cluster of class B stars. As such it is nothing especially remarkable except that it sits within the sparsely populated rift within the Outer Arm Vacuus, thus making them really stand out against the sparsely populated backdrop. The cluster requires an engineered frameshift drive or the use of FSD boosts to reach."</blockquote><blockquote>— [https://www.edsm.net/en/system/id/2206669/name/NGC+1893+CF+43 Galactic Mapping Project]</blockquote>'''NGC 1893''' can be found by navigating to '''NGC 1893 CF 43.'''
+== NGC 2099 ==
+[[File:NGC 2099.png|thumb|220x220px|NGC 2099]]
+'''NGC 2099''' (also known as M37 or Messier 37) is the richest open cluster in the constellation Auriga.   It is a widely dispersed open cluster situated on the far side of the Orio-Persean Gap, approx. 4,200 LYs from Sol.
+'''NGC 2099 '''can be found by navigating to''' NGC 2099 PPM 27'''.
 == Gallery ==

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