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M42: Wisps of the Orion Nebula
The Great Nebula in Orion, M42, is an immense, nearby starbirth region. It is probably the most famous of all astronomical nebulae. Here, glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an interstellar molecular cloud, only 1,500 light-years away. In this deep image, faint wisps and sheets of dust and gas are particularly evident.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 20 November 2014 Fornax dwarf galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 20 November 1995 The Center of the Orion Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 20 November 2017 Galaxy cluster MACSJ1206 See it as a poster -
Released on 20 November 2019 Wide-field view of GRB 190114C (ground-based view) See it as a poster -
Released on 20 November 2022 The sun's glint beams across the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean highlighting Cuba and Haiti in this photograph See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 20 NOV 2006 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 NOV 2006.