Categories Astronomy The Orion Nebula Post author By Luca Zanini Post date January 8, 2022 No Comments on The Orion Nebula The Orion Nebula, or M 42 or NGC 1976, is a bright diffuse nebula just below the Orion belt at a distance of about 1300 years from us. Tags diffuse nebula, m42, nebula, ngc1976, orion nebula