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'''The Orion Nebula''', [[NGC]] 1976, [[Messier catalogue|M]] 42, is a nebula in the constellation [[Orion]], visible to the naked eye.  It includes The Trapezium, the quadruple star [[Theta Orionis]] (θ Orionis).
'''The Orion Nebula''', [[NGC]] 1976, [[Messier catalogue|M]] 42, is a nebula in the constellation [[Orion]], visible to the naked eye.  It includes The Trapezium, the quadruple star [[Theta Orionis]] (θ Orionis).  Is the closest region of star formation to Earth.

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The Orion Nebula, NGC 1976, M 42, is a nebula in the constellation Orion, visible to the naked eye. It includes The Trapezium, the quadruple star Theta Orionis (θ Orionis). Is the closest region of star formation to Earth.