Orion Nebula Messier 42 PopWallet tapestry a web of filaments harbours

a web of filaments harbours the famous supernova SN 1987A

and cannot be seen in visible light

flattened disk encircling the newborn star

Huge waves are sculpted in this two-lobed nebula some 3000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius

Orion Nebula Messier 42 PopWallet tapestry a web of filaments harboursThis wide field view shows a region of sky in the famous constellation of Orion (The Hunter), as seen in visible light. The large, bright feature at the top of the image is the well known Orion Nebula (Messier 42). This view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Credit: ESO Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin